Dear Colleague, Chris Imlay and I have begun to pave the way for the Bill’s movement to the Senate from the House of Representatives. Over the past two weeks, we have been meeting with Senate staffers to bring them up to date regarding the amended Bill, its status, and how we hope to see the Bill get through the Senate. We will be continuing these meeting over the next few weeks until all 100 Senate offices have been visited. The response has been completely favorable particularly with the knowledge that there is a consensus and that the Bill is no longer opposed by either party. It is our hope that the Bill will pass the House on suspension in the upcoming work period that begins next Tuesday for the entire month of September. It would then be sent to the Senate for consideration and hot-lining. Upon passage in the House, ARRL will begin a mass email campaign using the RallyCongress application. It will begin with an email from President Roderick to the entire membership and be followed up with emails from all the Directors to their members seeking membership participation in the email campaign. This campaign will be critical to our success and we will need complete support from the entire Board. Have a great Labor Day weekend. 73 de Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mike Lisenco, N2YBB Director, Hudson Division Chairman, ad hoc Legislative Advocacy Committee ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ 917-865-3538 n2ybb@arrl.org