AbilityOne Congressional Champions

Becoming an AbilityOne® Congressional Champion may be the most important step a Member of Congress can take toward effective representation of their constituents who are blind or have significant disabilities. The AbilityOne Program provides employment opportunities through Federal contracts for nearly 40,000 people who are blind or have significant disabilities. Despite years of effort, nearly 70 percent of this population do not have jobs. Hundreds of Members of Congress have historically become AbilityOne Champions. Join the more than 160 current Members of Congress by becoming an AbilityOne Champion today.

Every AbilityOne Congressional Champion completes a four-step process:

1. Meet with representatives from an 3. Support the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act AbilityOne agency at the member’s by using AbilityOne products or district or Washington, D.C. office. services in the member’s district or Washington, D.C. office.

2. Tour an AbilityOne agency’s 4. Voice support for the AbilityOne manufacturing or service Program through a public contract site(s). communication, such as a press conference statement, Congressional Record statement, social media post, or a similar communication.

SourceAmerica® and National Industries for the Blind (NIB) established the AbilityOne® Congressional Champions Program in 2002 to honor Representatives and Senators who have demonstrated a commitment to their constituents with disabilities and to the AbilityOne Program.

If you have questions, please contact the SourceAmerica Government Affairs Department at [email protected]. 1 AbilityOne Congressional Champions There are currently 162 Congressional Champions, who are listed below by state:

Alabama Hawaii Minnesota Pennsylvania Rep. Sen. Mazie Hirono Rep. Betty McCollum Rep. Glenn Thompson Rep. Martha Roby Rep. Collin Peterson Rep. Mike D. Rogers Illinois Sen. Richard J. Durbin Mississippi Sen. Alaska Rep. Rodney Davis Sen. Roger Wicker Rep. Rep. Rep. Danny K. Davis Rep. Rep. Rep. Arizona Rep. Missouri South Carolina Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Rep. William Lacy Clay Sen. Tim Scott Rep. Indiana Rep. II Rep. James Clyburn Rep. Raul Grijalva Sen. Todd Young Rep. Rep. Joe Cunningham Rep. Rep. Susan Brooks Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Joe Wilson Rep. Rep. Rep. André Carson Montana Rep. Sen. Jon Tester South Dakota Rep. Peter Visclosky Sen. John Thune Arkansas Nebraska Sen. John Boozman Iowa Rep. Donald Bacon Tennessee Sen. Tom Cotton Sen. Charles E. Grassley Rep. Rep. Rep. Dave Loebsack Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen Texas California Rep. Sen. John Cornyn Sen. Dianne Feinstein Rep. Sen. Jerry Moran Rep. Rep. Joaquin Castro Sen. Pat Roberts Rep. K. Michael Conaway Rep. Rep. New Jersey Rep. Rep. Susan A. Davis Rep. Roger Marshall Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Doug LaMalfa Kentucky Rep. Will Hurd Rep. Rep. Harold Rogers Sen. Martin Heinrich Rep. Rep. Tom McClintock Rep. Sen. Tom Udall Rep. William M. “Mac” Rep. Thornberry Rep. Scott Peters Rep. Adam B. Schiff New York Sen. Bill Cassidy Sen. Charles Schumer Utah Rep. Mike Thompson Sen. John Kennedy Rep. Rob Bishop Rep. Rep. Anthony Brindisi Rep. Rep. Jerrold Nadler Rep. Mike Johnson Rep. Colorado Virginia Rep. Cedric Richmond Sen. Tim Kaine Rep. Diana DeGette Rep. North Carolina Sen. Mark Warner Sen. Richard M. Burr Rep. Delaware Maine Sen. Thom Tillis Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Sen. Thomas Carper Sen. Susan Collins Rep. Rep. Rep. G. K. Butterfield Rep. Robert C. Scott District of Columbia Maryland Rep. Rep. Robert Wittman Del. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin Rep. Patrick T. McHenry Rep. Steny H. Hoyer Rep. Mark Meadows Washington Florida Rep. C.A. “Dutch” Rep. David E. Price Sen. Maria Cantwell Rep. Ruppersberger Rep. Mark Walker Sen. Patty Murray Rep. Rep. Denny Heck Rep. Daniel Webster Massachusetts North Dakota Rep. Rep. Ted Yoho Sen. Edward J. Markey Sen. John Hoeven Rep. Rep. William Keating Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Georgia Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III Ohio Rep. Sen. Johnny Isakson Rep. Stephen F. Lynch Rep. Rep. Rick Allen Rep. Jim McGovern Rep. Wisconsin Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr. Rep. Rep. Tim Ryan Rep. Mike Gallagher Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter Rep. Rep. Rep. Drew Ferguson Rep. Rep. Michigan Sen. James M. Inhofe Rep. F. James Rep. Sen. Debbie Stabenow Sen. Sensenbrenner Jr. Rep. John Lewis Rep. Rep. Rep. Austin Scott Rep. Rep. David Scott Rep. Rep. Rob Woodall Rep.

2 May 2020