PROJECT: HR 1940 International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2011

[LukieD]

I got the following reply from my FB from Congressman LoBiondo from NJ:

Thanks Kinni for bringing this to my attention. I reached out to Congressman Smith and will be cosponsoring his bill again this Congress. Thanks again, Frank

 :yeahthat

Great, I hope we get 36 more of those same responses, plus a long list of new co-sponsors.

[phillyone]

Great, I hope we get 36 more of those same responses, plus a long list of new co-sponsors.

Agreed! My goal is to get all the co-sponsors of HR 3240 back on board again with HR 1940 first...

[pam.in.ny]

 :yeahthat phillyone. Whoop, whoop!!!!! Darn, we don't have a whoop button here. That is awesome. My rep is meeting today with Sen. Hildabrand so isn't available. I haven't heard back from the 5 that I've contacted but I'm just getting started. We're going to do it this time. I can feel it!!!!!!

[M.Capestro]

We've got two co-sponsors

Rep West, Allen B. [FL-22] - 6/2/2011
Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10] - 5/23/2011


Did you know that aside from Congressman Smith, Wolf is the only other congressman to sign his name to 1940, 3240, 2702, 1326 and 125?

[ANALE]

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO MY REPRESENTATIVE HERE IN NYC IS?  I DID SEND HIM AN E-MAIL LAST WEEK.  JUST GOT A GENERIC RESPONSE.

[phillyone]

I know it's still early in the summer, but time flies when we're having fun...especially since we're contacting our reps for HR 1940, but the congress breaks for summer vacation Aug 8 to Sept. 5....FYI

[Audax]

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO MY REPRESENTATIVE HERE IN NYC IS?  I DID SEND HIM AN E-MAIL LAST WEEK.  JUST GOT A GENERIC RESPONSE.

Weiner???

[StrngConviction]

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO MY REPRESENTATIVE HERE IN NYC IS?  I DID SEND HIM AN E-MAIL LAST WEEK.  JUST GOT A GENERIC RESPONSE.

Weiner???

haha,  I hear he is a d....

[lovellboys]

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO MY REPRESENTATIVE HERE IN NYC IS?  I DID SEND HIM AN E-MAIL LAST WEEK.  JUST GOT A GENERIC RESPONSE.

He can't make decisions without his wife being in town.  Didn't you get the memo :biggrin

Sent a tweet to @RepAndrews in NJ, along with an email and letter.  He did not get on board with HR3240, so we'll see.

[phillyone]

Sent a tweet to @RepAndrews in NJ, along with an email and letter.  He did not get on board with HR3240, so we'll see.
[/quote]

Yea.. I had been trying to get Rep Rob Andrews on board last year too.. I saw him earlier this year in passing at a local HS here and should have said something to him. I'll tweet him /call him again!

[phillyone]

I just check govtrack.org and we have 6 co-sponsors... Let's keep calling/e-mailing/tweeting/faxing!

[M.Capestro]

Good eye! Must have updated this morning.
Here's the list of current co-sponsors:

Susan Davis [D-CA53]
Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ2]
Gary Miller [R-CA42]
James Moran [D-VA8]
Allen West [R-FL22]
Frank Wolf [R-VA10]

[lovellboys]

Good eye! Must have updated this morning.
Here's the list of current co-sponsors:

Susan Davis [D-CA53]
Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ2]
Gary Miller [R-CA42]
James Moran [D-VA8]
Allen West [R-FL22]
Frank Wolf [R-VA10]

I wonder how oftern I should tweet Rep. Rob Andrews  :?

[LukieD]

I'm not sure if anyone has the time to help with this project, but let's identify the Representatives for the LBPs whose cases are listed in the BSHF International Child Abduction sub-forums.

http://bringseanhome.org/forums/index.php/board,13.0.html

They should be priorities and perhaps BSHF can draft a letter to each of them asking for their co-sponsorship in addition to having supporters contact them directly.

[Bree]

I'm not sure if anyone has the time to help with this project, but let's identify the Representatives for the LBPs whose cases are listed in the BSHF International Child Abduction sub-forums.

http://bringseanhome.org/forums/index.php/board,13.0.html

They should be priorities and perhaps BSHF can draft a letter to each of them asking for their co-sponsorship in addition to having supporters contact them directly.

Good idea, Lukie!  I will start working on the list of the LBPs that are listed in the ICA sub-forums.

My Congressman (Steve Southerland, R-FL, District 2) hasn't responded to my communication; he's too busy worrying about gas prices (which I also appreciate). I'll keep trying though.  BTW, he doesn't have any LBP's in his district, but he does have an abducted child living in his district -- Karl Hindle's daughter, Emily.