COAT Joins National Association of Deaf in HR3101 Virtual Legislative Action Day

April 9, 2010, Washington, DC:-- COAT encourages activists to plan now to set aside time during the day on Thursday April 15th to call and/or write your U.S. Congressional Representative in support of the “21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act” (HR 3101). If you planned to take a lunch break or chat a little longer at the water cooler, save this time and contribute towards a greater cause by taking action that day! That same day, the Board of Directors of NAD will be in Washington, DC, meeting with their key Representatives to advocate for this important legislation. Be part of the same action! Your calls, letters, faxes, and emails will help efforts to push for the passage of this bill. 

Links are below to help you contact your U.S. House of Representatives Member, along with a sample message. After you contact your Representative, please contact the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet.  His name is Rep. Rick Boucher. His contact information is also provided below.

Even if you already have contacted your Representative on this, it is always useful to contact again your elected Representative who needs to hear often from people in their communities. You really have an impact on legislation and your next call, letter, fax, or email could help move this bill forward. Let’s work together as a team and take action! Thanks for your support and for joining in on COAT affiliate NAD’s Legislative Day on April 15, 2010!

To find contact information for your US House of Representatives Member, go to the Congressional website. Members are listed alphabetically by last name.   OR, if you forget his or her name, search by State & Zipcode on House Website. Find your State and then type in your ZipcodePlus4Digits in the boxes to find your Representative’s webpage. On their page, click on CONTACT information for addresses, phone numbers, fax and email forms. See if your Member is a co-sponsor of HR 3101. Check the list here.  If your Representative is a co-sponsor of H.R.3101, tell your Representative:  “Thank you for being a co-sponsor of H.R. 3101, the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.”If your Representative is not a co-sponsor of H.R. 3101, call or send a letter/fax/email asking your Representative “to co-sponsor H.R. 3101, the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.”

SAMPLE MESSAGE to send your Congressperson as a fax, letter or Email is attached below.

If you are not yet a registered voter, please be sure to register to vote the next day!

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR REP. RICK BOUCHER, Chairman of House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology & the Internet:

Rep. Rick Boucher, Chairman, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, Room 2187 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.  20515. Phone:  202-225-3861; Fax: 202-225-0442.  Complete E-mail Form here to Mr. Boucher

If you have questions about HR 3101 -- or how to register to vote --  please write COAT.