ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 14, Number 79
August 17, 2005

In This Issue: Visit Your Member of Congress during Recess

During the Congressional recess we encourage you to make an 
appointment to visit your Members of Congress in their district 
offices. You may want to talk with your member of Congress about 
some or all of these issues: 

*PATRIOT Act-- Please ask your Senators to sign the Dear Conferees 
letter being circulated in the Senate by Sen. Craig and Sen. 
Durbin. To sign on - or if they have questions - they can contact 
Brooke Roberts in Senator Craig's office at 224-1013 or Joseph 
Zogby in Senator Durbin's office at 224-2152. Ask your 
Representatives to sign the Dear Conferees letter being circulated 
by Rep. Sanders and Rep. Otter. To sign on - or if they have 
questions - they can contact Rebecca Raiser in Rep. Sanders' 
office at 225-4115. 

*H.R. 1201--Copyright-- Please ask your Members of Congress to 
support H.R. 1201, the "Digital Media Consumers Rights Act of 
2005."  H.R. 1201 would amend the Copyright Act to ensure fair use 
in the digital age.
  
*Telecom/E-rate-- Ask Congress to support S.241 and H.R. 2533 to 
ensure that e-rate funds will continue to be available to 
libraries. Both bills would exempt libraries from the Anti-
deficiency Act accounting requirements.

*H.R. 1201--Copyright-- Please ask your Members of Congress to 
support H.R. 1201, the "Digital Media Consumers Rights Act of 
2005."  H.R. 1201 would amend the Copyright Act to ensure fair use 
in the digital age.
  
*Telecom/E-rate-- Ask Congress to support S.241 and H.R. 2533 to 
ensure that e-rate funds will continue to be available to 
libraries. Both bills would exempt libraries from the Anti-
deficiency Act accounting requirements.

A current list of sponsors for these bills can be viewed on Thomas 
at http://thomas.loc.gov/.  



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