ACTION ALERT: AHP Coalition Members to "Key Vote" AHP Vote

Release Date: 5/12/2004

Washington, D.C. -- Today, with the health of more than 25 million uninsured small-business owners, employees and dependents of small business in mind, members from the Coalition Supporting Access & Choice Through Association Health Plans (AHP Coalition) announced that an expected vote in the U.S. House on the "Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004" (H.R. 4281) will be considered an official "Key Vote." The AHP Coalition is comprised of more than 170 associations representing over 12 million employers and 80 million workers. Associations that have announced plans to record AHP legislation as an official "Key Vote" include: Air Conditioning Contractors of America Associated Builders and Contractors American International Automobile Dealers Association Independent Electrical Contractors International Franchise Association National Association of Home Builders National Association of REALTORS National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors National Federation of Independent Business National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association National Retail Federation National Roofing Contractors Association National Utility Contractors Association Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors -- National Association U.S. Chamber of Commerce