Hello, H.R. 10 was passed without the requested change to allow accress to genealogical vital records 100 years or older. Please pass this on to other genealogical lists and those interested. John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA Go to the following links and post a message for the sponsor and cosponsors of HR 10. You may need to follow the link a point or two. Some have e-mails and others have forms to fill out. Remember to ask for a response. This shows that you are interested in what happens! United States House of Representatives - Representative Office Listing at the following web page: http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml Sponsor of HR 10: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] http://www.house.gov/hastert/contact.shtml COSPONSORS(26), ALPHABETICAL: Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] - 9/24/2004 Web Site: www.house.gov/blunt E-mail: [email protected] Rep Boehner, John A. [OH-8] - 9/24/2004 http://johnboehner.house.gov/contact.asp Rep Burr, Richard [NC-5] - 10/4/2004 email: [email protected] Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-48] - 9/24/2004 http://cox.house.gov/html/contact_email.cfm Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] - 9/24/2004 http://tomdavis.house.gov/davis_contents/center/feedback/ Rep DeLay, Tom [TX-22] - 9/24/2004 http://www.majorityleader.gov/CONTACT.ASP?a=form Rep Dreier, David [CA-26] - 9/24/2004 http://dreier.house.gov/talkto.htm Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 10/5/2004 http://www.house.gov/gingrey/IMA/issue.htm Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] - 10/4/2004 Rep Green, Mark [WI-8] - 10/4/2004 Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] - 9/24/2004 Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] - 9/24/2004 Rep Hyde, Henry J. [IL-6] - 9/24/2004 Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] - 10/4/2004 Rep McInnis, Scott [CO-3] - 10/4/2004 Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10] - 10/5/2004 Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-1] - 9/24/2004 Rep Oxley, Michael G. [OH-4] - 9/24/2004 Rep Pickering, Charles W. (Chip) [MS-3] - 10/4/2004 Rep Pryce, Deborah [OH-15] - 9/24/2004 Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] - 10/6/2004 Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] - 9/24/2004 Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 10/4/2004 Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 9/24/2004 Rep Thomas, William M. [CA-22] - 9/24/2004 Rep Young, C. W. Bill [FL-10] - 9/24/2004 Sample letter: I support your intention to increase security to protect the U.S. from terrorists and those who wish to improperly take U.S. identities, I am also concerned that those researching their family's history continue to have access to non-certified birth records that are than 100 years old or older. Therefore, I ask that you amend HR-10 Section 3063(d)(2) (I hope I got the right section!) by adding the following or similar 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 thecertificate or record depending on State initiatives.' I believe that this additional language is imperative so that the states do not over 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 the States that they can and should treat older records differently. Please let me know when this is done! Thank You!
> John, and "family", one of the first thing that communist Russia did > after invading another nation was to destroy their history books and > related documents. Afterward, they would re-write history to portrait > communism as their salvation. Who says communism is dead. It didn't die > in Russia and it lives well here.> > H.R. 10 was passed without the requested change to allow accress to > genealogical vital records 100 years or older. > > Please pass this on to other genealogical lists and those interested. > > John R. Carpenter > La Mesa, CA > > Go to the following links and post a message for the sponsor and > cosponsors of HR 10. You may need to follow the link a point or two. > Some have e-mails and others have forms to fill out. Remember to ask > for a response. This shows that you are interested in what happens! > > United States House of Representatives - Representative Office Listing > at the following web page: > http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml > > Sponsor of HR 10: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] > http://www.house.gov/hastert/contact.shtml > > COSPONSORS(26), ALPHABETICAL: > Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] - 9/24/2004 > Web Site: www.house.gov/blunt > E-mail: [email protected] > Rep Boehner, John A. [OH-8] - 9/24/2004 > http://johnboehner.house.gov/contact.asp > Rep Burr, Richard [NC-5] - 10/4/2004 > email: [email protected] > Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-48] - 9/24/2004 > http://cox.house.gov/html/contact_email.cfm > > Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] - 9/24/2004 > http://tomdavis.house.gov/davis_contents/center/feedback/ > Rep DeLay, Tom [TX-22] - 9/24/2004 > http://www.majorityleader.gov/CONTACT.ASP?a=form > > Rep Dreier, David [CA-26] - 9/24/2004 > http://dreier.house.gov/talkto.htm > Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 10/5/2004 > http://www.house.gov/gingrey/IMA/issue.htm > > Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] - 10/4/2004 > Rep Green, Mark [WI-8] - 10/4/2004 > Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] - 9/24/2004 > Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] - 9/24/2004 > Rep Hyde, Henry J. [IL-6] - 9/24/2004 > Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] - 10/4/2004 > Rep McInnis, Scott [CO-3] - 10/4/2004 > Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10] - 10/5/2004 > Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-1] - 9/24/2004 > Rep Oxley, Michael G. [OH-4] - 9/24/2004 > Rep Pickering, Charles W. (Chip) [MS-3] - 10/4/2004 > Rep Pryce, Deborah [OH-15] - 9/24/2004 > Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] - 10/6/2004 > Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] - 9/24/2004 > Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 10/4/2004 > Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 9/24/2004 > Rep Thomas, William M. [CA-22] - 9/24/2004 > Rep Young, C. W. Bill [FL-10] - 9/24/2004 > > > Sample letter: > > I support your intention to increase security to protect the U.S. from > terrorists and those who wish to improperly take U.S. identities, I am > also concerned that those researching their family's history continue > to have access to non-certified birth records that are than 100 years > old or older. > > Therefore, I ask that you amend HR-10 Section 3063(d)(2) (I hope I got > the right section!) by adding the following or similar 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 thecertificate or record depending on > State initiatives.' > > I believe that this additional language is imperative so that the > states do not over 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 the States that they can and should treat older records > differently. > > Please let me know when this is done! > > Thank You!