[SCCC] Please Support The Amateur Radio Parity Act HR 1301

[Dennis Younker NE6I]

I hope that even if you do not live in an HOA (home owners association)
governed development that you will take the time to support HR 1301 by
contacting your Congressman. Don't know who your Congressman is? You can
find out here:
http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

The article below appeared today on www.arrl.org  I am not an ARRL Section
Manager or official but I encourage you to support this worthy effort.

http://www.arrl.org/news/letters-to-members-of-congress-offer-biggest-boost-
to-amateur-radio-parity-act

Letters to Members of Congress Offer Biggest Boost to Amateur Radio Parity
Act

06/09/2015
ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has told Section Mangers that while
promotion and positive publicity about the Amateur Radio Parity Act (HR
1301) are always helpful, the most useful action radio amateurs can take is
to contact their members of Congress, urging them to sign on as a bill
cosponsor. As of June 9, 66 members of the US House in both parties were
listed as cosponsors to the proposed legislation, which would direct the FCC
to extend its rules relating to reasonable accommodation of Amateur Service
communications to private land-use restrictions. Craigie told the SMs that
the grassroots campaign supporting HR 1301 needs more letters.
"We have been told quite bluntly by some Congressional offices that they
want letters from constituents - that they will be interested in what the
ARRL has to say only if they know that voters care about this issue,"
Craigie said in urging Section Managers to rally the troops. "Why should the
Congressman care, they ask, if the voters don't? There are tens of thousands
of ARRL members who have not written yet." You can do a lot to persuade them
to write, because they know you."
Members are encouraged to contact their member of Congress by writing
personalized, signed letters on paper, based on the sample letter, available
on the ARRL HR 1301 web page. Letters should go to ARRL Headquarters for
hand delivery to the appropriate House members. Send letters to ARRL, ATTN
HR 1301 Grassroots Campaign, 225 Main St, Newington CT 06111.
Sending these letters via ARRL allows Headquarters staff to keep track of
how many communications are going to which Congressional districts. But more
important, Craigie pointed out, when letters are delivered to the Hill in
person, there's an opportunity to speak with Congressional staffers. "The
stack of letters is proof that voters care about the bill," she said. "We
have to convince the staff people, so they'll advise the Representative to
co-sponsor. That's how it works on Capitol Hill."
Craigie further urged Section Managers to mention the bill when they speak
at conventions and club meetings. Craigie urged members whose US House
member already has signed on to HR 1301 as a cosponsor to call, write, or
e-mail a message of appreciation. "Good manners, good strategy," she said.
The League is working on having a US Senate version of HR 1301 introduced.