RE: GOVERNMENT BILL TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO BIRTH CERTIFICATES Below is some information from a flyer I received while at regional Mormon Library in my area. The staff was urging that people write their congressman in U.S. House of Representatives. What I did was to copy letter written by NGS & FGS and then personalized, including that I was a registered voter and that I was researching my ancestors. House Resolution 10 (H.R. 10) seeks to restrict access to birth certificates. Bills's sponsor is DENNIS HASTERT. This bill has been FAST TRACKED. Website for copy of letter written by David Rencher, Chairman of the Record Access and Preservation Committee, a joint committee of the National Genealogical Societies and Federation of Genealogical Societies, to Dennis Hastert: http://www.fgs.org/rpa/formalactions.htm TO VIEW BILL: http://thomas.loc.gov TO FIND NAME OF YOUR CONGRESSMAN and email from same website: http://www.house.gov/writerep/ It took less than 3 minutes to copy letter, add my comments, and email my congressman. I heard back from his office within 5 minutes after I sent the email. Please make your voice heard, let's keep access to birth certificates. Thank you. Linda