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- From: James P Love <LOVE%PUCC.bitnet@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
- Subject: GATEWAY/WINDO ALERT
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- From: chris@essential.org (Chris Lewis)
- Subject: Gateway/WINDO Action Notice
- Date: July 29, 1992
-
-
- GATEWAY/WINDO Action Notice:
-
- ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
-
- The Congress is running out of time to consider S. 2813, the GPO
- Gateway to Government, and H.R. 2772, the GPO Wide Information
- Network for Data Online (WINDO), legislation this year. These
- bills would provide for single point on-line access to government
- information through the Government Printing Office (GPO).
-
- The House Committee on Administration and the Senate Committee on
- Rules and Administration will likely meet to mark up these bills
- before the scheduled August 13 congressional recess.
-
- It is critical that members of these committees, and their
- staffs, hear from supporters of the legislation over the next two
- weeks if these bills are to pass the Congress this year.
-
- Phone calls to members and their staff are most needed, but
- written letters are appropriate as well. All communication
- should emphasize the need for expanded public access to federal
- data bases and the simple and efficient good government approach
- incorporated in these two bills.
-
- Members of congress can be reached by phone through the Capitol
- switchboard at 202/224-3121. Mail to Senators should be
- addressed: The Honorable ______, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC
- 20510. Mail to Congressmen/women should be addressed: The
- Honorable _______, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC
- 20515.
-
- Members of the Committee on House Administration of the House of
- Representatives are:
-
- Charlie Rose, NC Bill Thomas, CA
- Frank Annunzio, IL William Dickinson, AL
- Joseph Gaydos, PA Newt Gingrich, GA
- Leon Panetta, CA Pat Roberts, KS
- Al Swift, WA Paul Gilmor, OH
- Mary Rose Oakar, OH James Walsh, NY
- Bill Clay, MO Mickey Edwards, OK
- Sam Gejdenson, CT Bob Livingston, LA
- Joe Kolter, PA Bill Barrett, NE
- Martin Frost, TX
- Tom Manton, NY
- Marty Russo, IL
- Steny Hoyer, MD
- Gerald Kleczka, WI
- Dale Kildee, MI
-
- Members of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
- Senate are:
-
- Wendell Ford, KY Ted Stevens, AK
- Claiborne Pell, RI Mark Hatfield, OR
- Robert Bryd, WV Jesse Helms, NC
- Daniel Inouye, HI John Warner, VA
- Dennis DeConcini, AZ Bob Dole, KS
- Al Gore, TN Jake Garn, UT
- Daniel Moynihan, NY Mitch McConnell, KY
- Christopher Dodd, CT
- Brock Adams, WA
-
-
- Note: If you need copies of the legislation and a fact sheet,
- send an email message to love@essential.org.
-
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