[nrv-hams] Fwd Amateur Radio Parity Act Speeds to U.S. House Passage, Heads to U.S. Senate

[Knight, Dave]

Is there an "action item" link somewhere?

If not,  maybe more folks would take step up to contact their legislators
if there was a link to a sample advocacy letter and a legislator contact
resource like

    https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/

Just my $0.02...


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In your time of need, may your piece be with you!

On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 9:22 AM, Patrick Johnson <
patrickjohnson1015 at gmail.com> wrote:

> As an FYI,
>
> Hopefully it will pass this time around.
>
> 73s,
> Patrick
>
> > Article follows:
> > SB QST @ ARL $ARLB006
> > ARLB006 Amateur Radio Parity Act Speeds to U.S. House Passage, Heads
> > to U.S. Senate
> >
> > ZCZC AG06
> > QST de W1AW
> > ARRL Bulletin 6  ARLB006
> > From ARRL Headquarters
> > Newington CT  January 26, 2017
> > To all radio amateurs
> >
> > SB QST ARL ARLB006
> > ARLB006 Amateur Radio Parity Act Speeds to U.S. House Passage, Heads
> > to U.S. Senate
> >
> > Just 10 days after being introduced, the 2017 Amateur Radio Parity
> > Act legislation, H.R. 555, passed the U.S. House of Representatives
> > this week on unanimous consent under a suspension of House rules.
> > The bill's language is identical to that of the 2015 measure, H.R.
> > 1301, which won House approval late last summer after attracting 126
> > co-sponsors, but failed to clear the U.S. Senate last fall as the
> > 114th Congress wound down. The new bill, again sponsored by Rep.
> > Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), was introduced on January 13 with initial
> > co-sponsorship by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Rep. Greg Walden,
> > W7EQI (R-OR), who chairs the influential House Committee on Energy
> > and Commerce.
> >
> > H.R. 555 can be found on the web at,
> > https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/555?r=27 .
> >
> > "The grassroots effort of Amateur Radio operators across this nation
> > in support of the Amateur Radio Parity Act has been remarkable,
> > nothing like we have ever seen before," ARRL President Rick
> > Roderick, K5UR, said. "To all hams, keep going! Now is the time to
> > charge forward with that same momentum to the Senate. We can do it!"
> > The bill arrives in the U.S. Senate with ample time in which to
> > garner its approval through an education campaign.
> >
> > "We're very encouraged by the speed with which this bill made it
> > through the House. It's amazing that this happened," said ARRL
> > Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, who has been at the
> > forefront of the legislative initiative. "With the help of ARRL
> > members, we believe we can get this done," Lisenco continued. "We
> > came within a hair's breadth last time, with 110,000 e-mails to
> > members of both houses of Congress, as well as letters and telephone
> > calls. Member participation in this final push is critical."
> >
> > H.R. 555 calls on the FCC to establish rules prohibiting the
> > application of deed restrictions that preclude Amateur Radio
> > communications on their face or as applied. Deed restrictions would
> > have to impose the minimum practicable restriction on Amateur Radio
> > communications to accomplish the lawful purposes of homeowners
> > association seeking to enforce the restriction.
> > NNNN
> > /EX
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