[NFBF-Melbourne] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - 10/3/2019

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For your information. Thank you to any chapter members who contacted our legislators. Our collective voices, together, can make the difference. 

 

Camille 

 

From: NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List
Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2019 10:50 AM
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - 10/3/2019

 

Dear Federation Family:

 

This email summarizes the results of our three-week Congressional blitz. Both chambers of Congress will be in recess until Tuesday, October 15. I wanted to thank you again for all of the calls and emails. We cannot stress enough how much your efforts really do make a difference. To date, the status of our current legislation is as follows:

 

Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA)

House – H.R. 2086 – 32 cosponsors

Senate – S. 815 – 14 cosponsors

 

Transformation to Competitive Employment Act

House – H.R. 873 – 52 cosponsors

Senate – S. 260 – 7 cosponsors

 

Greater Access and Independence through Nonvisual Access Technology (GAIN) Act

House – H.R. 3929 – 4 cosponsors

 

These cosponsor counts are quite impressive, but there is still much work to do. Once Congress comes back in session on October 15, they will effectively be there until the last week of November. We need to make another strong showing of support for our legislation to garner as many cosponsors as possible heading into the end of this year and the beginning of 2020. Washington Seminar is right around the corner, and it would be tremendous if we could have a solid cosponsor base by then in order to show how effective we truly are. 

 

Thank you again for all of your hard work, and I look forward to hearing about the positive results of your efforts. 

 

Warm regards,

John

 

John G. Paré Jr. 

Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy

200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

(410) 659-9314, extension 2218 | Jpare at nfb.org <mailto:Jpare at nfb.org> 

 

 

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