[NFBAZ-EastValleyChapter] alert national legislation from John Pare

[mark feliz]

Dear Federation Family:



Last week, the Access Technology Affordability Act was introduced in
the House by Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA).
Original cosponsors include Rep.  Rutherford (R-FL), Rep. Dunn (R-FL),
Rep. Bilirakis (R-FL), Rep. Bost (R-IL), Rep. Cartwright (D-PA), Rep.
Guest (R-MS), Rep. Case (D-HI), Rep. Neguse (D-CO), Rep. Posey (R-FL),
Rep. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rep. Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Sarbanes (D-MD).
The bill numbers for the Access Technology Affordability Act are H.R.
3702 and S. 1467. Last Congress the Access Technology Affordability
Act had 165 cosponsors in the House and 40 cosponsors in the Senate.
Since it is a new Congress, we will have to work hard to get back to
that level of cosponsors.



On March 1, 2023 the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act, H.R.
1328 was introduced by Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) along with
32 initial cosponsors. Over the past three months, we have gained 16
more making a total of 48 cosponsors for this important legislation.
The fight isn’t over so we need your help to keep up the momentum in
this Congress.



Both the House and Senate are in session starting Tuesday, June 6 and
throughout the remainder of next week. Please contact your
Representative and Senators as soon as possible and urge them to
cosponsor the Access Technology Affordability Act, H.R.3702/S. 1467
and the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act, H.R.1328. If you
are contacting a Senate office, you should not mention the Medical
Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act since it has not yet been
introduced in the Senate.



When you call or email, you might say the following:



"Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of [SENATOR or
REPRESENTATIVE NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like to urge
[SENATOR or REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to cosponsor the Access Technology
Affordability Act [H.R. 3702/ S. 1467] and the Medical Device
Nonvisual Accessibility Act [H.R. 1328]. The Access Technology
Affordability Act would increase employment opportunities for blind
Americans who cannot afford the high cost of access technology by
creating a refundable tax credit in the amount of $2,000 to offset the
cost of this technology. The Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility
Act authorizes the FDA to establish a minimum nonvisual access
standard for Class II and Class III medical devices with digital
displays so that blind people can operate them safely and
independently.



Thanks."



You can contact your Representatives and Senators by calling the
Capitol Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number
is 202-224-3121. If you email your Representatives and senators,
please copy Jeff Kaloc at jkaloc at nfb.org and Justin Young at
jyoung at nfb.org. Your calls and emails do make a difference.



It is best to call or email the relevant staff person in your member
of Congress's office. For your convenience, we have attached a list of
relevant staffers in the House and Senate. If you do not see your
Representative or Senator, please email Jesa Medders at
jmedders at nfb.org, or call 410-659-9314, extension 2207 and she will do
further research.



Thank you for all that you do,

Government Affairs Group
Arizona House and Senate below:

House current 2023

Zach	Barnes	Legislative
Director	Rep.	Andy	Biggs	Arizona	zach.barnes at mail.house.gov
Chrissy	Barry	Legislative
Director	Rep.	Elijah	Crane	Arizona	christina.barry at mail.house.gov
Caroline	Bender	Legislative
Director	Rep.	Juan	Ciscomani	Arizona	caroline.bender at mail.house.gov
Rory	Burke	Legislative
Director	Rep.	Paul	Gosar	Arizona	rory.burke at mail.house.gov
Annie	Clark	Legislative
Director	Rep.	Debbie	Lesko	Arizona	annie.clark at mail.house.gov
Ryan	McGuire	Legislative
Director	Rep.	Ruben	Gallego	Arizona	ryan.mcguire at mail.house.gov
Blake	Von Hein	Legislative
Correspondent	Rep.	David	Schweikert	Arizona	blake.vonhein at mail.house.gov
Sayanna	Molina	Legislative
Director	Rep.	Raul	Grijalva	Arizona	sayanna.molina at mail.house.gov
Tracee	Sutton	Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative
Director	Rep.	Greg	Stanton	Arizona	tracee.sutton at mail.house.gov

senate current 2023

Katie	Campbell	Legislative
Director	Sen.	Mark	Kelly	Arizona	katie_campbell at kelly.senate.gov
Chris	Leuchten	Legislative Director/Chief
Counsel	Sen.	Kyrsten	Sinema	Arizona	chris_leuchten at sinema.senate.gov



-- 
Mark Feliz
NFBA. East Valley Chapter President
NFBA. Affiliate Board member
Cell: 480-560-0641
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