Texas - Show your support for Billy's Law! (contacts and letter template provided)

[Maureen Reintjes-Peace4 Admin]

 

 

Attention good people in the State of Texas, please write/phone/email to the following Congressmen and Senators and ask them to support and cosponsor the Help Find the Missing Act "Billy's Law," HR 1300 / SR 702.   If you need help with a letter there is a letter template below for your use. 

 

Texas Reps (Congressmen)
District	Name	Party	Phone	Committee Assignment
1	Gohmert, Louie	R	202-225-3035	Judiciary
				Natural Resources
2	Poe, Ted  *****CURRENT CoSponsor	R	202-225-6565	Foreign Affairs
				Judiciary
3	Johnson, Sam	R	202-225-4201	Ways and Means
4	Hall, Ralph M.	R	202-225-6673	Science, Space, and Technology, Chairman
5	Hensarling, Jeb	R	202-225-3484	Financial Services
6	Barton, Joe	R	202-225-2002	Energy and Commerce
7	Culberson, John	R	202-225-2571	Appropriations
8	Brady, Kevin	R	202-225-4901	Ways and Means
9	Green, Al	D	202-225-7508	Financial Services
10	McCaul, Michael T.	R	202-225-2401	Ethics
				Foreign Affairs
				Homeland Security
				Science, Space, and Technology
11	Conaway, K. Michael	R	202-225-3605	Agriculture
				Armed Services
				Ethics
				Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
12	Granger, Kay	R	202-225-5071	Appropriations
13	Thornberry, Mac	R	202-225-3706	Armed Services
				Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
14	Paul, Ron	R	202-225-2831	Financial Services
				Foreign Affairs
15	Hinojosa, Rubén	D	202-225-2531	Education and the Workforce
				Financial Services
16	Reyes, Silvestre	D	202-225-4831	Armed Services
				Veterans' Affairs
17	Flores, Bill	R	202-225-6105	Budget
				Natural Resources
				Veterans' Affairs
18	Jackson Lee, Sheila	D	202-225-3816	Homeland Security
				Judiciary
19	Neugebauer, Randy	R	202-225-4005	Agriculture
				Financial Services
				Science, Space, and Technology
20	Gonzalez, Charlie A.	D	202-225-3236	Energy and Commerce
				House Administration
21	Smith, Lamar	R	202-225-4236	Judiciary, Chair
				Homeland Security
				Science, Space, and Technology
22	Olson, Pete	R	202-225-5951	Energy and Commerce
23	Canseco, Francisco	R	202-225-4511	Financial Services
24	Marchant, Kenny	R	202-225-6605	Ways and Means
25	Doggett, Lloyd	D	202-225-4865	Budget
				Ways and Means
26	Burgess, Michael	R	202-225-7772	Energy and Commerce
27	Farenthold, Blake	R	202-225-7742	Homeland Security
				Oversight and Government Reform
				Transportation and Infrastructure
28	Cuellar, Henry	D	202-225-1640	Agriculture
				Homeland Security
29	Green, Gene	D	202-225-1688	Energy and Commerce
30	Johnson, Eddie Bernice	D	202-225-8885	Science, Space, and Technology
				Transportation and Infrastructure
31	Carter, John	R	202-225-3864	Appropriations
32	Sessions, Pete	R	202-225-2231	Rules

 

TEXAS Senators
Cornyn, John - (R - TX)	Class II
517 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - (R - TX)	Class I
284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: hutchison.senate.gov/?p=email_kay

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  Remember this is a sample letter, All the facts are here use some of it, part of it, and in some cases if you have to use it all. In the letter you will see (Insert your personal story ) make sure you do this, when you are finished have it be your own.

 

• When writing to your Congressmen use HR 1300 in your letter.
• When writing to your Senator use SR 702 in your letter.

 

TEMPLATE LETTER: ______________________________________________________________________________________

 

Senator [or Congressman],

 

I am writing this letter in support of pending legislation, the Help Find the Missing Act - Billy's Law (HR 1300 / SR 702). According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, over 4,000 unidentified remains are discovered each year.

 

After one year, 1,000 of these bodies remain unidentified. With tens of thousands of people reported missing each year, it is likely that a family member, friend, or loved one is looking for that unidentified person and simply can't find them due to the absence of a cooperative effort by law enforcement across the country.

Some law enforcement agencies have a lackadaisical attitude when they receive a report for the “voluntarily missing” and often there is very little effort to search for them. The problem is when the case goes long term. If there is any follow-up at all, often it is long after the initial report. Often those long term cases have not been resolved because the missing person has died and their remains lay unidentified in a county morgue or cemetery.

 

(Insert personal story)

 

The problem we face is there is no national protocol in play to assist investigators to bridge the gap between missing persons and unidentified persons cases.

 

The Help Find the Missing Act will bridge the gap.

 

The National Missing Persons and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) is by far becoming one of the best ways for the public and law enforcement agencies across the country to work together to help bring missing loved ones home! Since its launch the database of unidentified decedents and missing persons has proved essential in solving many cases. With the passing of Billy's Law, this number only stands to grow. Unfortunately, without the funding of Billy's Law not all law enforcement agencies are able to allocate the resources necessary to use the NamUs system.

 

The passing of Billy's Law would make it possible for agencies across the country to input information on their unidentified decedents, increasing the number of case resolutions and potentially bringing closure to families of missing persons all across our country.

 

I support this funding and hope that you do as well. I respectfully urge you to pass HR 1300 / SR 702 when it comes before you.

 

Respectfully,

 

Full Name

Street, City, State, ZipCode

Email / Phone Number 

 

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