[Tn-talk] FW: Legislative Alert-Take Action-Cosponsors Needed for NFB Silent Car Legislation

[Seay, Michael]

	There are only two members of this committee from Tennessee
(Marsha Blackburn and Bart Gordon); however, there are seven other
Representative from TN that should be contacted and persuaded to
cosponsor this important legislation.  I would appreciate your
assistance with this effort!

Michael Seay

 

-----Original Message-----
From: McCarthy, Jim [mailto:JMcCarthy at nfb.org] 
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 11:17 AM
Subject: Legislative Alert-Take Action-Cosponsors Needed for NFB Silent
Car Legislation

 
 

  

Fellow Federationists:

 

            It pleases me to write to you announcing that our silent car
legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives.  Ed
Towns, Democrat of New York, and Cliff Stearns, Republican of Florida,
has introduced H.R. 5734, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008.
Therefore, your help is needed to gain cosponsors of this important
legislation.

 

            This legislation assures that blind and other pedestrians
will receive the information needed to make proper judgments regarding
the presence of vehicles, in order that we can travel safely.  It does
so by:

*	
	Requiring the Department of Transportation to convene a study
within ninety days of its enactment;
*	
	Requiring the study to determine whether a minimum sound
standard or some other approach will provide blind and other pedestrians
the most accurate information regarding speed, location, and direction
of travel for the vehicles;
*	
	Requiring that, when making this consideration, the study must
evaluate the cost of each method examined, including the cost of
providing all pedestrians any technology they must possess under each
approach; and 
*	
	Requiring that the study consider which approach permits the
greatest amount of independent spontaneous travel for blind and other
pedestrians. 

 

            Once the study reaches its conclusions, the Department of
Transportation must report its findings to Congress, and within ninety
days of the study's end, the Department of Transportation must establish
a vehicle safety standard that implements the results of the study.
Finally, two years after the safety standard is implemented, all new
cars sold in the United States must comply.

 

            This legislation is under jurisdiction of the House
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House
Committee on Energy and Commerce.  This subcommittee and its full
committee are the most important members for this bill, though we want
all the members that we can get to cosponsor this legislation.  Both of
our original sponsors are members of the subcommittee, and Stearns was
its chair when republicans controlled the House of Representatives.

 

            Now that the bill has been introduced, we need cosponsors.
This is so because the attention gained will push Committee and House
leadership to conduct hearings that will help us get out the message
that, if solutions are not promptly found and implemented, silent cars
will place the independence of blind Americans in real peril.  To help
with this task, it is critical that you get your representatives to sign
on to H.R. 5734.  Recall that you can reach the Capitol switchboard by
calling (202) 225-3121.   I am providing lists of the subcommittee and
full committee members, but you are urged to get all members of the
House to join as cosponsors.  Thank you for all you do.  Let us now make
a difference in assuring that we can hear cars now and in the future.

 

Most cordially,

 

James McCarthy

Government Programs Specialist

National Federation of the Blind

 

 

FULL COMMITTEE on

Energy and Commerce

John D. Dingell (MI), Chairman 

(Ratio:  31-26)

Henry A. Waxman, CA 

Joe Barton, TX, Ranking Member

Edward J. Markey, MA

Ralph M. Hall, TX

Rick Boucher, VA

Fred Upton, MI

Edolphus Towns, NY

Cliff Stearns, FL

Frank Pallone, Jr., NJ

Nathan Deal, GA

Bart Gordon, TN

Ed Whitfield, KY

Bobby L. Rush, IL

Barbara Cubin, WY

Anna G. Eshoo, CA

John Shimkus, IL

Bart Stupak, MI

Heather Wilson, NM 

Eliot L. Engel, NY

John Shadegg, AZ

Gene Green, TX

Charles W. "Chip" Pickering, MS 

Diana DeGette, CO, Vice Chair

Vito Fossella, NY 

Lois Capps, CA

Roy Blunt, MO

Mike Doyle, PA

Steve Buyer, IN

Jane Harman, CA

George Radanovich, CA

Tom Allen, ME

Joseph R. Pitts, PA 

Jan Schakowsky, IL

Mary Bono Mack, CA 

Hilda L. Solis, CA

Greg Walden, OR

Charles A. Gonzalez, TX

Lee Terry, NE

Jay Inslee, WA

Mike Ferguson, NJ

Tammy Baldwin, WI

Mike Rogers, MI

Mike Ross, AR

Sue Wilkins Myrick, NC

Darlene Hooley, OR

John Sullivan, OK

Anthony D. Weiner, NY

Tim Murphy, PA 

Jim Matheson, UT

Michael C. Burgess, TX 

G. K. Butterfield, NC

Marsha Blackburn, TN

Charlie Melancon, LA                         

John Barrow, GA                  

Baron P. Hill, IN                    

Vacancy         

 




 


SUBCOMMITTEE ON


COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION


(Ratio:  16-13)


Bobby L. Rush (IL), Chairman

Jan Schakowsky, IL, Vice Chair

Ed Whitfield, KY, Ranking Member 

G. K. Butterfield, NC

Cliff Stearns, FL 

John Barrow, GA 

Charles W. "Chip" Pickering, MS

Baron P. Hill, IN

Vito Fossella, NY

Edward J. Markey, MA

George Radanovich, CA 

Rick Boucher, VA

Joseph R. Pitts, PA

Edolphus Towns, NY

Mary Bono Mack, CA 

Diana DeGette, CO

Lee Terry, NE

Charles A. Gonzalez, TX

Sue Wilkins Myrick, NC 

Mike Ross, AR

John Sullivan, OK

Darlene Hooley, OR

Michael C. Burgess, TX

Anthony D. Weiner, NY

Marsha Blackburn, TN 

Jim Matheson, UT

Joe Barton, TX (Ex Officio) 

Charlie Melancon, LA                          

John D. Dingell (Ex Officio)                          

 

 

 

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FW: Legislative Alert-Take Action-Cosponsors Needed for NFB Silent Car Legislation
       
There are only two members of this committee from Tennessee (Marsha Blackburn and Bart Gordon); however, there are seven other Representative from TN that should be contacted and persuaded to cosponsor this important legislation.  I would appreciate your assistance with this effort!
Michael Seay
 
-----Original Message-----
From: McCarthy, Jim [ mailto:JMcCarthy at nfb.org mailto:JMcCarthy at nfb.org
]
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 11:17 AM
Subject: Legislative Alert-Take Action-Cosponsors Needed for NFB Silent Car Legislation
 
 
 
Fellow Federationists:
 
            It pleases me to write to you announcing that our silent car legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives.  Ed Towns, Democrat of New York, and Cliff Stearns, Republican of Florida, has introduced H.R. 5734, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008.  Therefore, your help is needed to gain cosponsors of this important legislation.
 
            This legislation assures that blind and other pedestrians will receive the information needed to make proper judgments regarding the presence of vehicles, in order that we can travel safely.  It does so by:
*      
       
Requiring the Department of Transportation to convene a study within ninety days of its enactment;
*      
       
Requiring the study to determine whether a minimum sound standard or some other approach will provide blind and other pedestrians the most accurate information regarding speed, location, and direction of travel for the vehicles;
*      
       
Requiring that, when making this consideration, the study must evaluate the cost of each method examined, including the cost of providing all pedestrians any technology they must possess under each approach; and
*      
       
Requiring that the study consider which approach permits the greatest amount of independent spontaneous travel for blind and other pedestrians.
 
            Once the study reaches its conclusions, the Department of Transportation must report its findings to Congress, and within ninety days of the study’s end, the Department of Transportation must establish a vehicle safety standard that implements the results of the study.  Finally, two years after the safety standard is implemented, all new cars sold in the United States must comply.
 
            This legislation is under jurisdiction of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  This subcommittee and its full committee are the most important members for this bill, though we want all the members that we can get to cosponsor this legislation.  Both of our original sponsors are members of the subcommittee, and Stearns was its chair when republicans controlled the House of Representatives.
 
            Now that the bill has been introduced, we need cosponsors.  This is so because the attention gained will push Committee and House leadership to conduct hearings that will help us get out the message that, if solutions are not promptly found and implemented, silent cars will place the independence of blind Americans in real peril.  To help with this task, it is critical that you get your representatives to sign on to H.R. 5734.  Recall that you can reach the Capitol switchboard by calling (202) 225-3121.   I am providing lists of the subcommittee and full committee members, but you are urged to get all members of the House to join as cosponsors.  Thank you for all you do.  Let us now make a difference in assuring that we can hear cars now and in the future.
 
Most cordially,
 
James McCarthy
Government Programs Specialist
National Federation of the Blind
 
 
FULL COMMITTEE on
Energy and Commerce
John D. Dingell (MI), Chairman
(Ratio:  31-26)
Henry A. Waxman, CA
Joe Barton, TX, Ranking Member
Edward J. Markey, MA
Ralph M. Hall, TX
Rick Boucher, VA
Fred Upton, MI
Edolphus Towns, NY
Cliff Stearns, FL
Frank Pallone, Jr., NJ
Nathan Deal, GA
Bart Gordon, TN
Ed Whitfield, KY
Bobby L. Rush, IL
Barbara Cubin, WY
Anna G. Eshoo, CA
John Shimkus, IL
Bart Stupak, MI
Heather Wilson, NM
Eliot L. Engel, NY
John Shadegg, AZ
Gene Green, TX
Charles W. "Chip" Pickering, MS
Diana DeGette, CO, Vice Chair
Vito Fossella, NY
Lois Capps, CA
Roy Blunt, MO
Mike Doyle, PA
Steve Buyer, IN
Jane Harman, CA
George Radanovich, CA
Tom Allen, ME
Joseph R. Pitts, PA
Jan Schakowsky, IL
Mary Bono Mack, CA
Hilda L. Solis, CA
Greg Walden, OR
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX
Lee Terry, NE
Jay Inslee, WA
Mike Ferguson, NJ
Tammy Baldwin, WI
Mike Rogers, MI
Mike Ross, AR
Sue Wilkins Myrick, NC
Darlene Hooley, OR
John Sullivan, OK
Anthony D. Weiner, NY
Tim Murphy, PA
Jim Matheson, UT
Michael C. Burgess, TX
G. K. Butterfield, NC
Marsha Blackburn, TN
Charlie Melancon, LA                        
John Barrow, GA                 
Baron P. Hill, IN                   
Vacancy        
 
 
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
(Ratio:  16-13)
Bobby L. Rush (IL), Chairman
Jan Schakowsky, IL, Vice Chair
Ed Whitfield, KY, Ranking Member
G. K. Butterfield, NC
Cliff Stearns, FL
John Barrow, GA
Charles W. "Chip" Pickering, MS
Baron P. Hill, IN
Vito Fossella, NY
Edward J. Markey, MA
George Radanovich, CA
Rick Boucher, VA
Joseph R. Pitts, PA
Edolphus Towns, NY
Mary Bono Mack, CA
Diana DeGette, CO
Lee Terry, NE
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX
Sue Wilkins Myrick, NC
Mike Ross, AR
John Sullivan, OK
Darlene Hooley, OR
Michael C. Burgess, TX
Anthony D. Weiner, NY
Marsha Blackburn, TN
Jim Matheson, UT
Joe Barton, TX (Ex Officio)
Charlie Melancon, LA                         
John D. Dingell (Ex Officio)                         
 
 
 
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