[x-posted from the AfriGeneas mail list by permission] The hearing on HR 5157, "Freedmen's Bureau Records Preservation Act of 2000" will be held on Tuesday, October 17 in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. Here are the "Freedmen's Bureau Records Bill" Cosponsors and Members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Services, and General Government that will decide the funding for the Preservation of the Freedmen's Bureau Records. The bill is HR 5157, "The Freedmen's Bureau Records Preservation Act of 2000," cosponsored by Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA) and Rep. J.C. Watts (R-OK). Every member of Afrigeneas and their friends should fax/call/write to these members in support of this bill. It really helps if you are from their state. If you want to fax, call, or write directly to Millender-McDonald and Watts, here is their contact information: Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald U.S. House of Representatives 419 Cannon HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-7924 (tel.) (202) 225-0549 (fax) Rep. J.C. Watts U.S. House of Representatives 1210 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-6165 (call office for fax) The Sub-Committee members address follows. For individual phone/fax/address, please go to the website http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html: (Replace with a Committee Member's Name from list below) Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government B307 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515-6028 Republicans: Jim Kolbe, AZ; Chairman Frank R. Wolf, VA; Anne Northup, KY; Jo Ann Emerson, MO; John E. Sununu, NH; John E. Peterson, PA; Virgil H. Goode, Jr., VA. Democrats: Steny Hoyer, MD; Carrie P. Meek, FL; David E. Price, NC; Lucille Roybal-Allard, CA. The hearing on HR 5157 may be broadcast on C-Span but not sure. If anyone is in the area and can attend, it always helps to have supportive faces in the crowd. The Subcommittee of Jurisdiction controlled the schedule and made the final selection of panelists: Panel #1: Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA); Rep. Julius Caesar "J.C." Watts (R-OK) Panel #2: President Patrick Swygert, Howard University; Tony Burroughs, Chicago State University; Henry Wiencek, U. of Virginia; Reginald Washington (NARA); Alice Walker and Cornell West (invited). If you want to read a copy of the bill, go the the House website, http://www.house.gov, scroll down to "Thomas" (right side of screen), select search by "bill number" and look for HR 5157 or go to http://www.afrigeneas.com/HR5157.html on the AfriGeneas website. ------------- Please lend your support to this very important legislation. It only takes a few minutes to send an email or fax. B.J. Smothers Listowner