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==Legislative Process== On March 20, 1997 the first draft of New Jersey CFS Bill A2834 was reviewed and marked up by legislative staff and NJMECFSA.<ref>6. 1996-1997 NJ Legislation, Bill A2834, www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillsbyNumber.asp</ref> On January 13, 1998 the CFS Bill was formally introduced to the state Assembly, re-assigned the number A507 for the new legislative session, and referred to the Assembly Health Committee.<ref>1998-1999 NJ Legislation, Bill A507, www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillsbyNumber.asp </ref> On May 18, 1998 CFS Bill A507 was passed by the Assembly -- 75 in favor, 0 against, with one abstention. It was then sent to the Senate and referred to the Senate Health Committee for review.<ref>8. 1998-1999 NJ Legislation, Bill S1028, www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillsbyNumber.asp </ref> On January 12, 1999 Senate Bill S1028 [identical to A507] passed unanimously– 30 in favor, 0 against and was sent back to the Assembly for final concurrence. On February 18, 1999 CFS Bill A507 now incorporating all revisions made during the review process was passed unanimously by the Assembly – 76 in favor, 0 against, and 0 abstaining. Primary sponsors of the Bill were Assemblymen [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_H._Zecker Gerald H. Zecker, [R] 34th District] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_LeFevre Kenneth C. LeFevre, [R] 2nd District]. Co-Sponsors were Senators [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_M._Robertson Norman M. Robertson, [R] 34th District], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Allen Diane Allen, [R] 7th District], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bucco Anthony R Bucco, [R] 25th District], along with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_Gusciora Assemblyman Reid Gusciora, [D] 15th District], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Watson_Coleman Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman [D] 15th District]. (Interestingly in 2015 after serving eight consecutive terms in the NJ Legislature, Coleman was elected to the U.S. Congress representing New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District encompassing Trenton and Princeton. Coleman serves on the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues and is “fighting for women, economic and socially disadvantaged populations, and other vulnerable groups in our society".) Key to passage of the CFS Bill was compelling testimony given by Jon Sterling and Jeff Pompeo speaking on behalf of thousands of patients. It covered the myths surrounding CFS, including the fact that the name “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” is a misnomer; the difference between CFS and Lyme disease; and the theories concerning the type of illness CFS is believed to be, including virus, immune dysfunction and brain dysfunction. It emphasized the dramatic and far reaching effects of CFS, including the inability to work; disintegration of marriages and families; loss of homes to foreclosure; bankruptcy filings; and suicide. Pompeo, an attorney, described several cases in which federal courts recognized CFS and awarded Social Security benefits to CFS patients. A court’s conclusion in one case was read to the Health Committees: “[CFS] interferes with ‘the concentration needed for work and the enthusiasm needed to have fun.’” By April 16, 1999 the CFS Bill had been approved by both houses of the state legislature and sent to the Governor for consideration.
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