Re: HR3206--Critical Alert, Markup/Vote 4-22-98

Blane N Beckwith (blane10(AT)juno.com)
Fri, 17 Apr 1998 20:01:50 -0700

Friends:

As we approach April 22, the day now widely advertised for the markup of
HR
3206 in the House Judiciary Committee, we very much need the assistance
of
all people who are concerned about the impacts of significant amendments
to
the Fair Housing Act. Despite some false alarms in March, we believe
this
is really it! You can help in two ways:

1. We need to flood Republican members of the Judiciary Committee with
calls concerning H.R. 3206. A list of Republican members and their
Congressional office numbers appears below. The calls should come from
as
many individual members of the Coalition as possible (regardless of
whether
you are a constituent), and can be very simple:

"My name is David Black, with [name of your organization]. We strongly
oppose H.R. 3206 and any amended versions of H.R. 3206. How do you plan
to
vote during the Judiciary Committee markup on April 22?"

2. We are assembling a list of "harmful results" that would flow from
H.R.3206 (or the Canady amendment in the nature of a substitute). These
can be both real life examples or hypothetical cases resulting from the
passage of
the bill. For instance: "United Cerebral Palsy seeks to establish a
group
home for three residents in a single family neighborhood in Cincinnati.
Another small group home for people with mental retardation is located
1/2
mile away. The zoning department declines to issue a variance or
special
use permit because the local "spacing ordinance" dictates that doing so
would create overconcentration."

Your real life cases or hypotheticals should be sent to Katie Corrigan
at
the Georgetown Federal Legislation Clinic. Her e-mail address is:
corrigak(AT)law.georgetown.edu Her fax number is: 202/662-9682

In order to be effective, these must be received by close of business on
Monday, April 20.

Michael Allen
Bazelon Center for the Coalition to Preserve the Fair Housing Act
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Below is a list of the Republican House Judiciary Committee members. All
members can be reached through the U.S. Capitol Switchboard, at
202/224-3121. For your convenience, individual office phone, fax, and
e-mail numbers are listed below too.

House Judiciary Committee Republicans

Henry Hyde (IL), Committee Chair
ph: 202-223-1252 fax: 202-225-7682 e-mail: none

F. James Sensenbrenner (WI)
ph: 202-225-5101 fax: 202-225-3190 e-mail: sensen09(AT)mail.house.gov

Bill McCollum (FL)
ph: 202-225-2176 fax: 202-225-0999 e-mail: none

George Gekas (PA)
ph: 202-225-4315 fax: 202-225-8440 e-mail: none

Howard Coble (NC)
ph: 202-225-3065 fax: 202-225-8611 e-mail: howard.coble(AT)mail.house.gov

Lamar S. Smith (TX)
ph: 202-225-4236 fax: 202-225-8628 e-mail: lamars(AT)mail.house.gov

Elton Gallegly (CA)
ph: 202-225-5811 fax: 202-225-1100 e-mail: none

Charles Canady (FL)
ph: 202-225-1252 fax: 202-225-5652 e-mail: canady(AT)hr.house.gov

Bob Inglis (SC)
ph: 202-223-6030 fax: 202-226-1177 e-mail: binglis(AT)hr.house.gov

Bob Goodlatte (VA)
ph: 202-223-5431 fax: 202-225-9681 e-mail: talk2bob(AT)hr.house.gov

Steve Buyer (IN)
ph: 202-225-5037 fax: 202-225-2267 e-mail: none

Ed Bryant (TN)
ph: 202-225-2811 fax: 202-225-2989 e-mail: none

Steve Chabot (OH)
ph: 202-225-2216 fax: 202-225-3012 e-mail: none

Bob Barr (GA)
ph: 202-225-2931 fax: 202-225-2944 e-mail bbarr(AT)hr.house.gov

William L. Jenkins (TN)
ph: 202-225-6356 fax: 202-225-5714 e-mail: Rep.Jenkins(AT)mail.house.gov

Asa Hutchinson (AR)
ph: 202-225-4301 fax: 202-225-5713 e-mail: asa.hutchinson(AT)mail.house.gov

Edward A. Pease (IN)
ph: 202-225-5805 fax: ? e-mail: none

Christopher Cannon (UT)
ph: 202-225-7751 fax: 202-225-5629 e-mail: none

James Rogan (CA)
ph: 202-225-4176 fax: 202-225-5828 e-mail: none

Lindsey Graham (SC)
ph: 202-225-5301 fax: ? e-mail: none
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Finally, an incorrect Coalition to Preserve the Fair Housing Act was
distributed in some of my prior alerts. Apologies. The correct web
address
is www.bazelon.org/cpfha/cpfha.html

Bulletin provided by: Chris Heaton for the Children's Alliance of
Washington and the Coalition to Preserve the Fair Housing Act, home
address: 12823 SE 3 St, Bellevue WA 98005, Phone 425-462-1406, Fax:
425-452-0284, e-mail: heaton7(AT)wolfenet.com., For additional information,
please contact me.

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