[Nfbc-info] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] NFB Legislative Alert

Fri May 19 01:16:16 UTC 2017

Hello All,

Please see the Legislative alert below and contact your Representatives and
Senators to ask them to co sponsor these important bills.

Thank you,
Tiffany Manosh

You Can Live the Life You Want
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From: Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thu, May 18, 2017 at 3:15 PM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] NFB Legislative Alert
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org

Dear Fellow Federationists:

We are making great progress on all of our legislative issues. We are up to
seventeen cosponsors on AIM HIGH, H.R. 1772, five cosponsors on the Access
Technology Affordability Act, H.R. 1734, and seven cosponsors on the TIME
Act, H.R. 1377. In the Senate, the Access Technology Affordability Act, S.
732, has one cosponsor.

Congress will be in session all next week before taking their one-week
Memorial Day recess. Please contact your representative and ask them 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.

A short summary of each bill is included below. I have also included a list
of all the current cosponsors.

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
JPare at nfb.org.

You may also want to request a meeting with your member of Congress while
they are back in the district during the week of Memorial Day.

Thanks for all you do!

Warm regards,

John

*Bill Summaries Accessible Instructional Material in Higher Education Act,
H.R. 1772 (AIM HIGH) *This bill will promote instructional technology and
content that are accessible to the blind and other students with print
disabilities. Read the AIM HIGH fact sheet to learn more. <http://nfb.htm>

*Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017, H.R. 1734 and S. 732
(ATAA) *These
bills will facilitate the purchase of access technology for blind people by
creating a refundable, per person tax credit. Read the Access Technology
Affordability Act of 2017 fact sheet to learn more
<https://nfb.org/access-technology-affordability-act>.

*Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act of 2017, H.R.
1377 (TIME) *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. Read the TIME Act fact sheet to learn more.
<https://nfb.org/timefactsheet>

*Current Cosponsors Listed Alphabetically By State *

*Accessible Instructional Material in Higher Education Act, H.R. 1772 (AIM
HIGH) *Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] - Sponsor

Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]

Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]

Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]

Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]

Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]

Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]

Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]

Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]

Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]

Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]

Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]

Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]

Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]

Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]

*Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017, H.R. 1734 and S. 732 (ATAA) *Rep.
Young, David [R-IA-3] - Sponsor

Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]

Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]

Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16]

*Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act of 2017, H.R.
1377 (TIME) *Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] – Sponsor

Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]

Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]

Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]

Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]

John G. ParÃ© Jr.
Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2218 <(410)%20659-9314> | jpare at nfb.org

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