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
2:04-2:22 Hearings and updates on bill movements / new bills
2:23-2:35 Field Updates
2:36-2:45 Updates on setting up meetings w/ fed electeds
2:46-3:00 Next steps
Federal
Bills:
For updates on bills and a recap of the prior (118th) Congress, see:
Speak out, while we still can on 18 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 May 19th: 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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Next week we'll post availability next week for the following two weeks. |
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
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.
