I think I saw something in th e paper where vigo co was going to charge 39.00 to use their
public records.
--- Scott Trimble <stst(a)stst.net> wrote:
Clay County,
The following was forwarded on the mailing list of my local genealogical
society. This is a national concern, so it's something that all of you
might be interested in as well. We should all get some letters
out. Please pass this on....
Scott Trimble
Northern California
genealogy.stst.net
>FEDERAL LEGISLATION - A CALL TO ACTION
>
>At the federal level there are two bills on privacy and the use of Social
>Security Numbers working their way through the system. They are call the
>Social Security Misuse Prevention Act. Granted, the misuse of Social
>Security Numbers has gone on much too long, but as the bills are worded
>it could spell the end of the Social Security Death Indexes. Even if they
>were to exempt the present Death Indexes, no further indexes could be
>developed.
>
>The Utah Genealogical Society has worked to get the authors to amend the
>bill to protect the continued availability of the death indexes, but so
>far there have been no amendments. It is time for the genealogy community
>to let Washington know how we feel. We want people's privacy protected
>but we do not want to see this very important historical research tool
>lost forever. It is important to thousands of genealogists and family
>health historians.
>
>We ask that make the following amendments in S228 and HR637:
>
>1. Under Sec. 3 (a)(1)(a) DEFINITIONS, add the following definition:
>"SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER - The term 'social security number' refers to the
>social security number of a living individual."
>
>2. Under Sec. 4 (a)(1)(e)(2) LIST OF PAPER AND OTHER NONELECTRONIC
>RECORDS, delete "(D) death certificates."
>
>You can contact the authors:
>
>S228
>Senator Dianne Feinstein
>331 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
>Washington, D.C. 20510
>(202) 224-3841/fax (202) 228-3954
><feinstein.senate.gov/email.html>
>
>Senator Patrick J. Leahy
>433 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
>Washington, D.C. 20510
>(202) 224-4242/<senator_leahy(a)leahy.senate.gov>
>
>Senator Judd Gregg
>393 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
>Washington, D.C. 20510
>(202) 224-3324/<mailbox(a)gregg.senate.gov>
>
>HR637
>Representative John E. Sweeney
>416 Cannon Office Bldg.
>Washington, D.C. 20515
>(202)225-5614/Fax (202) 225-6234
>
>To be added to the Network, send your name, name of your organization,
>and e-mail address, stating you wish to be added to the Legislative
>Network, to <ijones(a)accessbee.com>.---22 April 2003, CSGA Legislative
>Network, Iris Carter Jones. [Permission is granted to reprint Legislative
>reports. Please cite your source.]
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