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<DIV><FONT size=4>Below is a message concerning three bills that need sponsoring
and the ability to pass. There are summaries of these bills in message
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R. Green And Pj<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">Pare, John via
NFBNet-Members-List</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 5, 2017 8:06 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Nfbnet-members-list] Pre-Convention Legislative
Alert</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline'><BR>Dear
Fellow Federationists:<BR> <BR>It is time for our pre-convention
legislative surge. Both the United States House of Representatives and the
United States Senate are back in session beginning Tuesday, June 6 and they need
to hear from all of us. We are up to twenty-two cosponsors on AIM HIGH, H.R.
1772, five cosponsors on the Access Technology Affordability Act, H.R. 1734, and
eight cosponsors on the TIME Act, H.R. 1377. In the Senate, the Access
Technology Affordability Act, S. 732, has one cosponsor. <BR> <BR>Congress
will be back in session for the next four weeks but please try to make your
calls and send your emails by this Friday, June 9. <BR>Ask your
representative to cosponsor H.R. 1772, H.R. 1734, and H.R. 1377. Please also
call your two senators and ask them to cosponsor S. 732.<BR> <BR>A short
summary of each bill is included below. I have also included a list of all the
current cosponsors.<BR> <BR>The best way to contact your member of Congress
is to call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask for the office in
question. Emailing your member of Congress is also a good idea. If you do so,
please copy <A href="mailto:JPare@nfb.org">JPare@nfb.org</A>. <BR> <BR>We
are hoping to significantly raise the number of cosponsors on all of our bills
before convention but we cannot do it without everyone working together. Your
calls and emails make a big difference. <BR> <BR>Thanks for all you
do!<BR> <BR>Warm regards,<BR> <BR>John<BR> <BR>John
Paré<BR>(410) 659-9314 x 2218<BR>National Federation of the
Blind<BR> <BR><B>Bill Summaries <BR><BR>Accessible Instructional Material
in Higher Education Act, H.R. 1772 (AIM HIGH)<BR><BR></B>This bill will promote
instructional technology and content that are accessible to the blind and other
students with print disabilities. <A href="wlmailhtml:nfb.htm">Read the AIM HIGH
fact sheet to learn more.</A><BR> <BR><B>Access Technology Affordability
Act of 2017, H.R. 1734 and S. 732 (ATAA)<BR></B>These bills will facilitate the
purchase of access technology for blind people by creating a refundable, per
person tax credit. <A
href="https://nfb.org/access-technology-affordability-act">Read the Access
Technology Affordability Act of 2017 fact sheet to learn
more</A>.<BR><BR> <BR><BR><B>Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful
Employment Act of 2017, H.R. 1377 (TIME)<BR></B>This bill will increase
employment opportunities by removing stigmas and low expectations propagated by
section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Note that the bill now phases out
subminimum wages over a six year period corresponding to the recommendation of
the National Council on Disability. <A href="https://nfb.org/timefactsheet">Read
the TIME Act fact sheet to learn more.</A><BR><BR>Current cosponsors
<BR><BR> <BR><BR><B>Accessible Instructional Material in Higher Education
Act, H.R. 1772 (AIM HIGH) Current Cosponsors<BR><BR></B>Rep. Roe, David P.
[R-TN-1] - Sponsor<BR><BR>Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]<BR><BR>Rep. Garamendi,
John [D-CA-3]<BR><BR>Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]<BR><BR>Rep. Murphy, Stephanie
N. [D-FL-7]<BR><BR>Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]<BR><BR>Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen
[D-HI-1]<BR><BR>Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]*<BR><BR>Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja
[D-IL-8]<BR><BR>Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]<BR><BR>Rep. Visclosky, Peter J.
[D-IN-1]<BR><BR>Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]<BR><BR>Rep. Nolan, Richard M.
[D-MN-8]<BR><BR>Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]<BR><BR>Rep. Harper, Gregg
[R-MS-3]<BR><BR>Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]<BR><BR>Rep. Amodei, Mark E.
[R-NV-2]<BR><BR>Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]<BR><BR>Rep. Price, David E.
[D-NC-4]<BR><BR>Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]<BR><BR>Rep. Gonzalez-Colon,
Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]<BR><BR>Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]<BR><BR>Rep.
Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]<BR><BR> <BR><BR><B>Access Technology
Affordability Act of 2017, H.R. 1734 and S. 732 (ATAA) Current
Cosponsors<BR><BR></B>Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] - Sponsor<BR><BR>Rep.
Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]<BR><BR>Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M.
[R-FL-12]<BR><BR>Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]<BR><BR>Rep. Moulton, Seth
[D-MA-6]<BR><BR>Rep. Smucker, Lloyd
[R-PA-16]<BR><BR> <BR><BR><B>Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful
Employment Act of 2017, H.R. 1377 (TIME) Current Cosponsors<BR><BR></B>Rep.
Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] – Sponsor<BR><BR>Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]<BR><BR>Rep.
Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]<BR><BR>Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]<BR><BR>Rep.
Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]<BR><BR>Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]<BR><BR>Rep.
Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]<BR><BR>Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]<BR><BR>Rep.
Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]<BR><BR> <BR>
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