Please take a moment to write your congressman about this.
Robby Robinson
An 'old Yankee' in the Heart of Dixie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy T R I C E" <nt(a)vci.net>
To: <KYHOPKIN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 4:49 AM
Subject: [KYHOPKIN] Immediate Action Requested - need to write your
congressman
> In Ancestry Daily News today. I hope that everyone will
> take a few minutes and write to your Congressperson.
> nt
>
>
>
> Immediate Action Requested
>
> Legislation in Congress Seeks to Restrict Access to Birth
> Records;
> FGS Recommends Writing to Your Congressional Representatives
>
>
> The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill,
> House Resolution 10 (H.R. 10), which seeks to restrict
> access to birth certificates. This bill, which purpose is to
> respond to the threat of terrorism, is on a fast track to
> passage and has been voted on by several committees already.
> Your help is needed now.
>
> David Rencher, Chairman of the Record Access and
> Preservation Committee, a joint committee of the National
> Genealogical Society and Federation of Genealogical
> Societies, has sent a letter to the bill's sponsor,
> Congressman Dennis Hastert, recommending an amendment to the
> bill as follows:
>
> "However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to
> require a State to change its law with respect to public
> access to (A) non-certified copies of birth certificates, or
> to (B) birth certificates or birth records once a period of
> 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the
> certificate or record."
>
> A copy of the letter is available on the FGS site at
>
www.fgs.org/rpa/formalactions.htm.
>
> To view this bill, go to
http://thomas.loc.gov.
> Enter HR 10 in the search box for "Bill Number."
>
> Action Is Needed Now
> Because this bill is moving toward passage so quickly, it is
> urged that the genealogical community take action
> immediately and let their representatives know that they are
> in support of David Rencher's amendment and the FGS position
> in this important matter. To find your state
> representative's contact information, go to
>
www.house.gov/writerep/.
>
> How Should I Word My Letter?
> While you should word the letter in any way that is
> comfortable for you, it is recommended that you include the
> following as a portion of the letter:
>
> "While I support the intention to increase security to
> protect the U.S. from terrorists and those who wish to
> improperly take U.S. identities, I am concerned that those
> researching their family's history continue to have access
> to non-certified birth records.
>
> Therefore, in order to support HR-10 I ask that you amend
> HR-10 Section 3063(d)(2) by adding the following wording to
> the existing paragraph:
>
> 'However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to
> require a State to change its law with respect to public
> access to (A) non-certified copies of birth certificates or
> to (B) birth certificates or birth records once a period of
> 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the
> certificate or record.'
>
> I believe that this additional language is imperative so
> that the states do not react by restricting all certificates
> to comply with the law, rather than dealing with certified
> as opposed to non-certified birth certificates. This
> proposed amendatory language would remind them that they can
> and should be treated differently."
>
>
>
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