This I received today and find it most disconcerning. Diane --- Kemis Massey <sobbygenealogy@knology.net> wrote: > From: "Kemis Massey" <sobbygenealogy@knology.net> > Subject: Fw: RootsWeb Review, 8 December 2004, Vol. > 7 No. 49 > Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 23:37:31 -0500 > To: GACLAYTO-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi all, > > From the review that I received today. . . this > could effect you. Please read the bill and act > accordingly. > > kemis > > > > > * * * > New Bill Will Close Records to Genealogists > HR10, which was mentioned in the 13 October issue of > RootsWeb Review, > has passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives > and is now part of > S.2845. The amendments suggested by David Rencher in > his letter to the > bill's sponsor, Congressman J. Dennis Hastert, were > NOT incorporated > into this legislation. Thus, the terms of HR10 will > now be considered by > the Senate, as part of S.2845. > > If S.2845 becomes law, as now written, family > historians will face some > real challenges in attempts to obtain birth records, > even on long- > deceased individuals. Specifically, what > genealogists need to do is > suggest to their lawmakers the addition of Sec. > 3061(b)(1)(A)(iii) that > would read: "who is alive on the date that access to > their birth > certificate is requested." > > This addition would clarify that the legislation > (soon to be law) > applies ONLY to birth certificates of CURRENTLY > LIVING PERSONS. > If you do not know your U.S. Senator's e-mail > address, you can find it > at http://www.senate.gov/ > > This bill can be found online at > http://thomas.loc.gov/ > Put in S.2845 (in the bill number window) and then > select item No. 3; > and go to Subtitle B--Identity Management Security; > Chapter 2--Improved > Security for Birth Certificates. > > > * * * > REPRINTS. Permission to reprint articles from > RootsWeb Review is granted > unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) > the reprint is used > for non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) > the following notice > appears at the end of the article: Previously > published in RootsWeb > Review: 8 December 2004, Vol. 7, No. 49. > * * * * > > > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death > Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > ===== D H Deci Researching in GA: Hart, Drane, Knowlton, Mallory, Mundy, Ansley, Carter, Andrews Researching in MS: Drane Researching in AL: Knowlton Researching in WI: Kaiser, Baumann, Meidl Visit my site: http://www.geocities.com/familyhunter77/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail