If you are interested in documenting your genealogy, this requires some
action on your part. I talked to my senator's representative and this is
being discussed in conference as I write.
Beverly Lopez
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From: <Hmp93(a)aol.com>
To: <finngen(a)genealogia.fi>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: Birth records in the U.S.
Hello All,
I am sending this on in case some of you may not have seen it.
As part of Homeland Security, House Resolution 10 was written. It
passed the House, is on a fast track, and is guaranteed to pass the
Senate.
This bill would forever close access to birth records, including
birth records that are over 100 years old.
I sent an e-mail to my Connecticut Senator. It wasnt hard. I went
to
Google and found his websight, which had places to "fill in the blanks".
" The Record Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) needs your
help
on House Bill 10. As you may know, HB10 seeks to limit access to vital
records in order to protect each of us from identity theft. The way the
bill is
worded, it could limit however, our access to this information for
genealogical
purposes. The RPAC is recomending that the wording in the bill be adjusted
to:
Insert the following language as a new subsection 890A(b)(2)(E)
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (se Title 6, Section 606(a) of
S.2774):
"shal not require a State to change it's law or practice with respect to
public
access to (i) not-certified copies of birth certificates ot to (ii) birth
certificates or birth records once a period of 100 years has elapsed from
the date
of creation of the certificate or record."
The combined Senate and House committee is meeting to adjust
the
launguage of the bill and the committee members need to hear from the
genealogical community. It is particularly helpful if you live in one of
the states
represented by the committee members. If not, contacting someone you know
in
that state to make their opinion known would be the next most helpful
thing you
could do"
Senate:
Collins (ME)
Lieberman (CT)
Lautenberg (NJ)
Levin (MI)
Lott (MS)
DeWine (OH)
Roberts (KS)
Rockefeller (WVA)
Durbin (IL)
Graham (FL)
Sununu (NH)
Voinovich (OH)
Coleman (MN)
House:
Hoekstra (MI)
Dreier (CA)
Hyde (IL)
Hunter (CA)
Sensenbrenner (WI)
Harmon (CA)
Skelton (MO)
Menendez (NJ)
Thank you for your support!
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