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.
We will be focusing on CHD's 704 No More Campaign as part of CHD's Legislative Committee. Odette is chairing the committee.
704 No More Campaign
To ensure 704 No More's success, we also have to handle the 40 federal bills that have been introduced since January 2025 that will take away all local control.
Agenda:
2:00-2:03 Hello's and Introductions
2:04-2:10 704 No More campaign legislative efforts
2:11-2:30 Hearings and updates on bill
movements / new bills
2:31-2:45 Field Updates and incorporating 704 No More
2:46-2:55 Updates on setting up meetings w/ fed electeds and sending emails to your lists on the federal bills and to promote the 704 No More Campaign
2:56-3:00 Issues from the floor
Federal Bills:
For updates on bills and a recap of the
prior (118th) Congress, see:
Speak out, while we still can on 40 new 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. 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, it is also important to set up meetings with them because they also will be voting on 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 and Odette: |
Week of June 23rd: Th 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm Fr 10-12:45pm | Week of June 30th: M 10am-4pm T 10am - 4pm W 10-11:30am; 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm Th 10-11:30am; 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm | Week of July 7th: M
10am-4pm T 10am - 4pm W 10-11:30am; 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm Th 10-11:30am; 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm Fr 10-12:45pm | Week of July 14th: M 10am-4pm T 10am - 4pm W 10-11:30am; 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm Th 10-11:30am; 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm Fr 10-11:30am | Week of July
21st: N/A | Week of July 28th: M 10am-4pm T 10am - 4pm W 10-11:30am; 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm Th 10-11:30am; 1:30-2pm; 3-4pm Fr 10am-2pm |
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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.
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.
