[il-talk] Legislative Alert - Motor Vehicle Safety Act

[Syed Yousufuddin]

Ronza, you are a genius, and thanks for writing back on Jesse's behalf.


 
> From: AZNOR99 at aol.com
> Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 18:39:48 -0400
> To: il-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [il-talk] Legislative Alert - Motor Vehicle Safety Act
> 
> Syed,
> 
> You can check the status of our bills by going to thomas.loc.gov and 
> searching using either the bill numbers or titles. 
> 
> Ronza
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 5/27/2010 10:58:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> syedy2003 at hotmail.com writes:
> 
> 
> Greetings, Jesse,
> 
> This is indeed an encouraging news, I commend your dedication and hard 
> work in this endeavor.
> 
> Illinois has always been on the frontline on this issue, in fact, on all 
> the bills in the Congress, and will remain committed until it becomes law.
> 
> I urge you to kindly provide the status on the other bills as well.
> 
> Sincerely
> 
> Syed
> 
> > Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 21:48:00 -0500
> > To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> > From: JHartle at nfb.org
> > Subject: [il-talk] Legislative Alert - Motor Vehicle Safety Act
> > 
> > Dear Fellow Federationists:
> > 
> > I am writing to report that all of our hard work on the issue of 
> > silent cars is paying off. Language that will protect the blind and 
> > others from the danger posed by silent hybrid and electric vehicles 
> > has been favorably reported to the United States House of 
> > Representatives by the Committee on Energy and Commerce as part of 
> > the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 (H.R. 5381). This legislation, 
> > which is a comprehensive bill to address numerous vehicle safety 
> > issues raised by the recent Toyota recalls, now includes language 
> > agreed to by the National Federation of the Blind, the Alliance of 
> > Automobile Manufacturers, and the Association of International 
> > Automobile Manufacturers. If passed by the House of Representatives 
> > and adopted by the Senate, this language will require the Department 
> > of Transportation to issue regulations requiring a minimum sound 
> > standard for hybrid and electric automobiles.
> > 
> > This victory is a product of our hard work and the cooperation of the 
> > automobile industry, but we will need to remain vigilant to make sure 
> > this bill becomes law. We will keep you apprised of developments and 
> > let you know if action needs to be taken to secure this victory.
> > 
> > Thank you again for all you do.
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > 
> > Jesse M. Hartle
> > Government Programs Specialist
> > NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
> > Telephone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2233
> > E-mail: <mailto:jhartle at nfb.org>jhartle at nfb.org
> 
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