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Re: [RC] Right to Ride Bill in jeabody from Hikers!!! - Dana B.



Julie Suhr wrote:

 "Our future access to public trails is in a crisis situation.... There is a bill before Congress, H. R. 586, now which is called the Right to Ride Livestock on Federal Lands bill. I cannot emphasize how important this
is to not only your private riding, but the sport of endurance riding.
The most important thing you can do today is to write, e-mail or telephone
your Congressman/woman and your two State Senators in support of this bill.... "
 
 
 
 
 
Just trying to get more information, but it looks to me like the related bill in the Senate is SB 781:  http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-781
 
Similar info for HR 586  is at: 
 
Both sites list the bill co-sponsors.  These folks would probably appreciate an "atta boy" :-)
 
It looks like the bills are currently in Committee.  Is that correct, Jerry?
 
On the Senate side it is the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  Here are the senate members of this committee:
 
 
On the house side it is the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry:
 
 
 
I'm no expert on these things, but it seems like we should first encourage the committee members to act affirmatively and quickly on these bills?  If the bills don't get out of committee, then it's a moot point.  Can non-committee members influence getting them out of committee?
 
Just trying to help.  Don't wanna see Julie's "mean look"  :-)
 
Dana Baldwin
 
 

 


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