Hi ,
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.
HR 2289 did pass out of the Energy & Commerce Committee yesterday, 26-24 on party lines. We will be strategizing on how to defeat HR 2289 if it goes to the House and the other 6 bills that also passed out of E&C. We will continue our outreach to Congress, and will need to do so more intensively.
Agenda:
2:00-2:03 Hello's and Introductions
2:16-2:45 HR
2289 (fka 3557) and 6 other bills: 1343, 1588, 1665, 1681, 1731 and 6046: emails, calls, social media
2:04-2:15 Field Updates and incorporating 704 No More
2:46-3:00 Updates on setting up meetings w/ fed electeds
Getting state legislators to write letters to FCC:
Federal Bills:
Speak out on 50+ federal telecom bills!
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; an updated version incorporating the 40 bills will be distributed shortly.
Please set up a meeting with your U.S. Rep and U.S. Senators, especially
those whose names or titles are in bold (they have introduced the bills).
Please:
- 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. 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. Availability for Charles & Odette: Also see Calendly where you can book the time directly on our
calendar, and you can see the available slots at https://calendly.com/ojwilkens/30min?month=2025-12
Week of Dec 8th
Th 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm
Fr 10am-4pm
Week of Dec
15th
M 10am-3pm
T 1-1:30pm; 2:30-4pm
W 10-11:30am; 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm
Th 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm
Fr 10-11am; 2-4pm
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.
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
Here's information on cell towers being electrical installations and having already caused fires. See Fact Sheet on Wildfire Risk and Cell Towers (above the
fold).
Here's information on biological effects being clear and convincing. See highlights of biological effects.
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/
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.
