VETERAN LEGISLATION STATUS 13 JUN 08:
Refer to the Bulletin's House &
>> Senate attachments for a listing of Congressional bills of interest to
>> the
>> veteran community that have been introduced in the 110th Congress.
>> Support
>> of these bills through cosponsorship by other legislators is critical
if
>> they are ever going to move through the legislative process for a floor
>> vote to become law. A good indication on that likelihood is the
number
>> of
>> cosponsors who have signed onto the bill. A cosponsor is a member of
>> Congress who has joined one or more other members in his/her chamber
>> (i.e.
>> House or Senate) to sponsor a bill or amendment. The member who
>> introduces
>> the bill is considered the sponsor. Members subsequently signing
on are
>> called cosponsors. Any number of members may cosponsor a bill in the
>> House
>> or Senate. At http://thomas.loc.gov
you can review a copy of each bill's
>> content, determine its current status, the committee it has been
assigned
>> to, and if your legislator is a sponsor or cosponsor of it. To
determine
>> what bills, amendments your representative has sponsored, cosponsored,
or
>> dropped sponsorship on refer to
>> http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d110/sponlst.html.
The key to increasing
>> cosponsorship on veteran related bills and subsequent passage into law
is
>> letting our representatives know of veteran's feelings on issues.
At the
>> end of some listed bills is a web link that can be used to do that. You
>> can also reach his/her Washington office via the Capital Operator
direct
>> at (866) 272-6622, (800) 828-0498, or (866) 340-9281 to express
your
>> views. You can locate on http://thomas.loc.gov
who your representative is
>> and the phone number, mailing address, or email/website to communicate
>> with a message or letter of your own making. Refer to
>> http://www.thecapitol.net/FAQ/cong_schedule.html
for future times that
>> you
>> can access your representatives on their home turf. [Source: RAO
>> Bulletin
>> Attachment 29 May 08 ++]