Here's the registration link for the Federal Bills meeting: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcldeuhrDItHtHSz4DbrVwAxaJeP--XwsU9

Congress and the Senate go back in session on Sept 9, 2024, and the bills will be moving quickly.  So we need to stem that movement until they amend the bills.

We are now scheduling meetings with federal Representatives and Senators for the weeks of August 27th and the first two weeks of September.  

Please set up those meetings now with your Rep and 2 Senators.  Ask for the telecom staffer to discuss the federal telecom bills and bridging the digital divide.

Just contact your U.S. Representative and Senators.  At the meeting, Charles Frohman, lobbyist for the National Health Federation, and Odette will discuss the bills. You just bring yourself, other constituents and local officials (if possible) to the meeting, and talk about your experiences on the local level - protests, city council meetings, health impact, articles, etc.  

To find your federal electeds, call 202-225-3121 Capitol switchboard or go to: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials?iframe=1&iframe=1&iframe=1&iframe=1

Here are Charles and Odette's availability EDT, subject to change as we fill up the schedule (we'll let you know):

Combined Availability EDT (week of August 26):

M 10am – 1:45pm; 2:45-4pm

Tu 10am – 1pm; 3pm-3:30pm

W 9-11am; 1-2pm

Th 9-10am; 1:45-3pm

Fr 10am-12:45pm

Combined Availability EDT (week of Sept 3):

M Holiday

Tu 9am-10am; 3pm-4pm

W 9-11am; 1-2pm

Th 9-10am; 1:45-4pm

Fr 10am-3:30pm

Combined Availability EDT (week of Sept 9):

M 10am - 4pm

Tu 9am-10am; 2pm-4pm

W 9-11am; 1-2pm

Th 9-10am; 1:45-3pm

Fr 10am-12:45pm

To stay up to date on bills and our submissions to committees in Congress, please see:

https://ehtrust.org/congress/ 

https://thenationalcall.org/advocacy-and-action/ 

• HR 8467 - Farm Bill - streamline wireless deployment and eliminate environmental review for a large swath of towers
• HR 8082 - nullify the small cell order. SUPPORT. Need NJ-Smith Zoom call
• HR 8230 - NEPA exemptions in national forests. OPPOSE. Need SD-Johnson Zoom call
• HR 6492 - Federal lands omnibus bill, incorporates S 2018 to carpet 5G towers in forests, a serious fire risk - AMEND in Senate
• HR 4510 - NTIA Reauthorization Act, incorporates HR 1123 to study cybersecurity but expressly excludes 5G which is most insecure - AMEND
• HR 1513 creates an FCC 6G task force to create plans for 6G deployments. AMEND to require the task force also to study health and environmental impacts.

Here is a 1-1/2 pager to explain the issues - a Congressional briefing. https://thenationalcall.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Congressional-Briefing-5-19-24-FINAL.pdf 

Attached are fact sheets on the federal bills, bills passed in the House, and our comments to the FCC's then proposed Net Neutrality rule.   The final FCC Net Neutrality order mentions our comments ("Wired Broadband, Inc. et al") 19 times. Although the FCC disagreed with us, we are now being acknowledged. See order at https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-restores-net-neutrality-0.

It's important that we expand our efforts in reaching our electeds in Congress and the Senate.  Pro-telecom bills are already passing through Committees and the House, so we need to act quickly.  Many of our US Representatives and Senators are in favor of these bills. We need to change that.