29 Representatives Co-Sign 2025 Bipartisan Congressional Sleep Letter

On May 23, 2025, a group of 29 U.S. Representatives co-signed a bipartisan Congressional letter in support of prioritizing sleep medical research and public awareness at a national level. This letter notes the troubling lack of coordinated sleep activities in public health and urges the CDC to modernize sleep public health.

Starting on Monday, May 5, sleep advocates took action across the country. This year, 90 powerful advocates reached 80 Congressional Offices on Capitol Hill, resulting in 29 co-signers. In prior years, we’ve gotten 31 co-signers in 2019, 41 co-signers in 2020, 54 co-signers in 2021, 36 co-signers in 2022, 33 co-signers in 2023, and 35 cosigners in 2024. This continued momentum is critical to advance sleep health, sleep equity, and sleep disorders at a national level. Thank you for taking action and standing up for sleep research and awareness during this critical year.

READ THE FINAL LETTER

Meet the 29 Bipartisan Co-Signers of the 2025 Congressional Sleep Letter

Please join us in thanking the 29 Representatives who joined the letter, including:

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18)
Rep. Patrick Ryan (NY-18)
Rep. Danny Davis (IL-7)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA-8)
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-7)
Rep. Laura Friedman (CA-30)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37)
Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12)
Rep. Gahanna Hayes (CT-5)
Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-9)
Rep. Gerald Connolly (VA-11)
Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-2)
Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11)
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19)

Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-1)
Rep. Brittany Pettersen (CO-7)
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12)
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (MA-4)
Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10)
Rep. Angie Craig (MN-2)
Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-7)
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5)
Rep. Jim Himes (CT-4)
Rep. James P. McGovern (MA-2)
Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-8)
Rep. Brian K. Fitzpatrick (PA-1)
Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26)

What If Your Representative Didn’t Sign On?

If your Representative did not sign on, it does NOT mean they didn’t support your request. Some may have put in the requests using a confidential process. Plus, many of your Representatives serve on the subcommittee that the letter is addressed to, so they prefer not to be both a sender and receiver. Securing 29 co-signers is a huge win that took everyone’s efforts!

Thank You!

Special thanks to Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and her office for championing this bipartisan letter, especially Arlet who organized all the co-signers. Thanks to all the Congressional Offices who responded to their constituents’ requests and signed on.

Thank you for making your voice heard on Capitol Hill, especially during such a critical year for sleep research and awareness. We hope you take great pride in what we accomplished together by reading and sharing this year’s final official letter.

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