[NFBC-Info] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - 11.29.2023

Thu Nov 30 18:17:54 UTC 2023

Please see the legislative alert below.
Shannon

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From: "Kaloc, Jeff via NFBNet-Members-List" <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:52:06 +0000
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - 11.29.2023
To: "Nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org" <Nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>

Dear Federation Family:

I hope you had a great holiday last week. Congress is back in session
this week and we have just learned that there may be a year-end tax
component added to the annual National Defense Authorization Act. We
believe the Access Technology Affordability Act (H.R. 3702/S. 1467) is
a perfect candidate for that package. The best way to get committee
chairs to notice the bill is to drive the cosponsor counts in both the
House and the Senate as high as we can. We currently have 44
cosponsors in the House and 14 in the Senate (current cosponsor lists
for both chambers below). As a quick reminder, the Access Technology
Affordability Act would create a $2,000 refundable tax credit that
could be used to offset the high cost of access technology. For a more
thorough explanation, you can read our Access Technology Affordability
Act fact sheet<https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2023-10/Access-Technology-Affordability-Act-Fact-Sheet.docx>.

Even if you may have already reached out to your members of Congress,
it is essential that we reach out again because sometimes notes and
emails are misplaced and we need to ensure our representatives in
Washington receive our message. Remember, it is not just you calling
and emailing, but when we all work together the full strength of the
National Federation of the Blind is on display.

When you call or email, you might say the following:
"Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent of
[SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE NAME]. I live in [CITY, STATE]. I would like
to urge [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to cosponsor the Access
Technology Affordability Act, S. 1467/H.R. 3702. This legislation
removes an employment barrier commonly experienced by 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.
Thanks."

You can contact your member of Congress by calling the Capitol
Switchboard and asking for the office in question. The number is
202-224-3121. We have also attached a contact list for Senate and
House offices, sorted by state, to this email, but if you have any
questions on office contacts, please contact Lindsey Walsh at
lwalsh at nfb.org<mailto:lwalsh at nfb.org>. If you contact your senators
and representative via email, please copy me at
jkaloc at nfb.org<mailto:jkaloc at nfb.org>. Your calls and emails do make a
difference.

Thank you for all that you do,
Jeff

H.R. 3702 Cosponsors
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large]
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]
Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]

S. 1467 Cosponsors
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]

Jeff Kaloc
Governmental Affairs Specialist
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
410-659-9314, extension 2206 | jkaloc at nfb.org<mailto:jkaloc at nfb.org>

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