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From: "Nancy" <>
Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Re: [EWGS] Congressman trying to restrict birth records...please read
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 05:06:27 -0500
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Thanks for the info.

----- Original Message -----
From: "gracie" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 1:59 PM
Subject: [OKGEN ] Re: [EWGS] Congressman trying to restrict birth
records...please read


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bette Butcher Topp" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 1:41 PM
> Subject: [EWGS] Congressman trying to restrict birth records...please read
>
>
> > I have received this from 2 lists now! It is important to all of us.
> > Bette
> >
> > Please pass this along to your lists. We need to get this information
> out
> > to the public.
> > his was posted on Ancestry Daily News. You can
> > find it online at www.ancestry.com/dailynews
> > Issue: October 7, 2004
> > Immediate Action Requested
> >
> > Legislation in Congress Seeks to Restrict Access to Birth Records;
> > FGS Recommends Writing to Your Congressional Representatives
> > The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill, House
> > Resolution 10 (H.R. 10), which seeks to restrict access to birth
> > certificates. This bill, which purpose is to respond to the threat of
> > terrorism, is on a fast track to passage and has been voted on by
> several
> > committees already. Your help is needed now.
> > David Rencher, Chairman of the Record Access and Preservation
> > Committee, a joint committee of the National Genealogical Society and
> > Federation of Genealogical Societies, has sent a letter to the bill's
> > sponsor, Congressman Dennis Hastert, recommending an amendment to the
> bill
> > as follows:
> >
> > "However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to require a
State
> > to change its law with respect to public access to (A) non-certified
> copies
> > of birth certificates, or to (B) birth certificates or birth records
once
> a
> > period of 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the
> > certificate or record."
> > A copy of the letter is available on the FGS site at
> > www.fgs.org/rpa/formalactions.htm.
> >
> > To view this bill, go to http://thomas.loc.gov.
> > Enter HR 10 in the search box for "Bill Number."
> >
> > Action Is Needed Now
> > Because this bill is moving toward passage so quickly, it is urged that
> > the genealogical community take action immediately and let their
> > representatives know that they are in support of David Rencher's
> amendment
> > and the FGS position in this important matter. To find your state
> > representative's contact information, go to www.house.gov/writerep/.
> >
> > How Should I Word My Letter?
> > While you should word the letter in any way that is omfortable for you,
> it
> > is recommended that you include the following as a portion of the
letter:
> >
> > "While I support the intention to increase security to protect the U.S.
> > from terrorists and those who wish to improperly take U.S. identities,
I
> am
> > concerned that those researching their family's history continue to have
> > access to non-certified birth records.
> > Therefore, in order to support HR-10 I ask that you amend HR-10 Section
> > 3063(d)(2) by adding the following wording to the existing paragraph:
> > 'However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to require a
> State
> > to change its law with respect to public access to (A) non-certified
> copies
> > of birth certificates or to (B) birth certificates or birth records
once
> a
> > period of 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the
> certificate
> > or record.'
> >
> > I believe that this additional language is imperative so that the
states
> > do not react by restricting all certificates to comply with the law,
> rather
> > than dealing with certified as opposed to non-certified birth
> certificates.
> > This proposed amendatory language would remind them that they can and
> > should be treated differently."
> >
> >
> >
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> > October 12 US Military Research
> > Revolutionary War Doris Woodward
> >
>
>
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