[NFBC-SFV] Fyi Legislative update

[NicoleNicole Matheny]

n 4/10/19, Robert Stigile via NFBC-SFV <nfbc-sfv at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello All,
> Please read the e-mail I am pasting below from our National Office. If you
> have any questions Please feel free to bring them with you on Saturday.
> Thank you,
> Robert Stigile, President
> San Fernando Valley Chapter
>
> Dear Fellow Federationists:
> We are off to a terrific start in the 116th Congress. We have four bills
> introduced: The Transformation to Competitive Employment Act in the House
> and Senate and the Access Technology Affordability Act, also in both the
> House and Senate.
> Please call your representative and two senators and urge them to cosponsor
> these two bills if they have not already done so. A complete list of current
> cosponsors is included at the end of this email. A summary of the two bills
> follows.
> Transformation to Competitive Employment Act
> House — H.R. 873 — Sponsored by Bobby Scott (D-VA-3)
> Senate — S. 260 — Sponsored by Bob Casey (D-PA)
> These bills would phase out Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
> over a six-year period, at which point the provision would officially be
> sunset.
> Access Technology Affordability Act
> House — H.R. 2086 — Sponsored by Mike Thompson (D-CA-5)
> Senate — S. 815 — Sponsored by John Boozman (R-AR)
> 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 these
> technologies.
> When you call or email, you might say something like the following:
> "Hello, my name is [your name] and I am a constituent of [your
> senator/representative)'. I live in [city, state)'. I am calling to urge
> [your senator/representative] to cosponsor [S. 260 for Senate calls/H.R. 873
> for House calls)', the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act. This
> bill would phase out subminimum wages for people with disabilities over a
> six-year period, at which point Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards
> Act, the provision that allows this practice, would be sunset. I urge [your
> senator/representative] to cosponsor the bill.
> I am also calling to urge [your senator/representative] to cosponsor [S. 815
> for Senate calls/H.R. 2086 for House calls)', the Access Technology
> Affordability Act. 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 these technologies. I urge [your senator/representative]
> to cosponsor the bill.
> 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. If you
> email your representative or senators, please copy Gabe Cazares at
> gcazares at nfb.org.
> List of cosponsors as of April 9, 2019:
> Transformation to Competitive Employment Act S. 260
> Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
> Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
> Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
> Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
> Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
> Transformation to Competitive Employment Act H.R. 873
> Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]
> Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
> Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
> Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
> Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
> Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
> Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
> Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
> Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
> Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
> Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
> Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
> Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
> Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
> Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
> Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
> Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
> Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
> Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
> Rep. Rodgers, Cathy McMorris [R-WA-5]
> Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
> Access Technology Affordability Act S. 815
> Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]
> Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
> Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
> Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
> Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
> Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
> Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
> Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
> Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
> Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
> Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
> Access Technology Affordability Act H.R. 2086
> Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
> Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
> Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
> If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 410-659-9314,
> extension 2218 or email me at JPare at nfb.org.
> Warm regards,
> John
> John G. Paré Jr.
> 410-659-9314 x 2218




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