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U.S. House of Representatives may act within weeks to restrict "grassroots lobbying" and right to communicate with federal officials
This is a congressional alert from the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) in Washington, issued March 6, 2007, at 11 AM EST. Please forward this alert to any appropriate lists.
WASHINGTON (March 6, 2007) -- The U.S. House of Representatives may act within weeks on legislation that would restrict so-called "grassroots lobbying," and also on legislation that would restrict the right of private citizens to communicate with officials of the federal Executive Branch.
Please communicate immediately with your representative in the U.S. House in opposition to restrictions on "grassroots lobbying" and in opposition to the Waxman-Davis "Executive Branch Reform Act" (H.R. 984). For essential details on what is happening, and to access easy-to-use tools to transmit appropriate e-mails and phone calls on these bills, go to the NRLC Legislative Action Center here:
http://www.capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/alert/?alertid=9319341&type=CO
For more detailed background information on these issues, see:
-- National Right to Life update (February 1, 2007) on stepped-up congressional attacks on "grassroots lobbying":
http://www.nrlc.org/FreeSpeech/NRLCFightsforGrassrootsLobbying.html
-- NRLC memo explaining the Waxman-Davis "Executive Branch Reform Act" (H.R. 984) (February 20, 2007) (PDF format):
http://www.nrlc.org/FreeSpeech/WaxmanDavisArticle.pdf
-- News clip: The Hill (March 6, 2007): "Anti-abortion-rights group takes aim at disclosure bill," by Jeffrey Young.
http://thehill.com/business--lobby/anti-abortion-rights-group-takes-aim-at-disclosure-bill-2007-03-05.html
-- News clip: Washington Post (March 6, 2007): "Lobbying Bill Sparks Populist Uprising -- on Both Sides," by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/05/AR2007030501370_pf.html
-- Text of Waxman-Davis bill (H.R. 984) as approved by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on February 14, 2007 (PDF format):
http://www.nrlc.org/FreeSpeech/WaxmanDavisHR984.pdf
For further information, contact NRLC, Federal Legislation Department, 202-626-8820, Legfederal@aol.com
