Hi ,
NOTE: Our meetings now are at 2-3pm.
Here's the registration link for the Federal Bills meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/D2HCn5x6QOqpue3de-NZzA
After you register, you will receive a list of telephone numbers where you can call in to the meeting.
Agenda:
2:00-2:03 Hello's and Introductions
2:04-2:24 Hearings and updates on bill movements / new bills
2:25-2;40 Field Updates
2:41-3:00 Updates on setting up
meetings w/ fed electeds
For updates on bills and a recap of the prior (118th) Congress, see:
Just to remind you that we have a new Congressional session, so the bills listed below would need to be reintroduced. You should still contact
your US Rep and Senators to alert them as these bills will probably be resurrected with new bill numbers.
Speak out, while we still can!
Contact your U.S. Rep / Senator this week.
Forward this email to your email
lists.
Attached is a list of bills introduced since January 2025. If your legislator is listed here, please set up a meeting, especially those whose names or titles are in bold. If your legislator is not listed, itis still important to meet with them as well because they also will be voting on the bills.
Please:
- To find your federal electeds, call 202-225-3121 Capitol switchboard or find there at https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials?iframe=1&iframe=1&iframe=1&iframe=1
- Call your Rep and two Senators and ask for the telecom staffer. Also, go to their website “contact” page.
- Request a “zoom call to discuss Telecom bills to bridge the broadband digital divide.”
- Set up meetings along the availability times for Charles and Odette who will talk about the federal telecom bills.
Week of April 14th: M 10am-4pm T 1- 4pm W 10-11:30am; 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm Th 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm Fr 10-11:30am | Week of April 21st: M 10am-4pm T 1-4pm W 10-11:30am; 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm Th 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm Fr
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5. Contact us at hello@thenationalcall.org with the names and emails of the staffers so that we can send out a Zoom link for the meeting
6. Forward this email to a friend.
18 Bills have been introduced since Jan. 2025 (see attached list of 16 bills), including:
HR 339 Introduced by Rep. Crenshaw (TX) to add wireless antennas on any structure (includes buildings, schools, cell towers) without consent of tenants, teachers or parents
HR 279 Introduced by Rep.
Griffith (VA) expands federal preemption over local government without consent by adding antennas to supposedly “improve” service
HR 471 Introduced by Rep. Westerman (AR) Pilot program to use 5G to detect wildfires without regard to cell towers already having caused devastating wildfire
Cell towers are electrical installations and have already caused fires. See Fact Sheet on Wildfire Risk and Cell Towers (above the fold).
Biological effects are clear and convincing. See highlights of biological effects.
Scheduling Meetings
Please set up those meetings now with your U.S. Rep and 2 Senators. Ask for the telecom staffer to discuss the
federal telecom bills and bridging the digital divide.
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 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/
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
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.
