U.S. Congressional Bill -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ARMAGH] HR 10 could restrict birth records Resent-Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 23:07:15 -0600 Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 00:07:26 -0500 From: Pam Anderson <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] As part of the recommendations of the 9-11 Commission, Congress is taking up H.R. 10 which has a section about identity theft and terrorism. Sections 3061- 3067 of the act deal with improved security for birth certificates and could close access to certified and uncertified birth records to genealogists. The states would have to comply with this law. To see the legislation go to Http://house.gov and then go to Find a Bill or Law. Click on that and then put H R 10 into the box with the Bill Number and click on search. You can then read what the bill actually says. It is important that we write our Representatives and Senators about this section of the bill. You can find your representaives at http://www.house.gov/ by entering your zip code. Go to http://www.fgs.org/rpa/formalactions.htm . to see a sample letter. Send e-mail to send e-mail to Hastert, Green and Sensenbrenner who are co-sponsors of the bill. Hastert [email protected] Green [email protected] Sensenbrenner [email protected] Pam Anderson, Advocacy Chair for the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society ==== NIR-ARMAGH Mailing List ==== Please avoid posting Virus warnings, seasonal greetings and private 'chit-chat' to the list. Some subscribers have to pay for their Internet connection by the minute. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237