CALL TO ACTION: Oppose Revisions to International Megan’s Law

20 thoughts on “CALL TO ACTION: Oppose Revisions to International Megan’s Law”

• Finally Retired

  February 7, 2022 at 3:47 pm

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  I didn’t know the IML had an expiration date. When you say that this rework of the statute would “extend” the law another five years, do you mean that unless they re-extend it now it will automatically expire? And, does this mean they have to re-extend it after another five years? Thank you.

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• Lost

  February 7, 2022 at 3:59 pm

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  Genuinely the worst feeling right now after reading this. How are we supposed to live like this. I struggle with how to even text anymore.

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• rpsabq

  February 7, 2022 at 4:12 pm

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  They are all members of the House so their email format is as follows:

  firstname.lastname@mail.house.gov

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• Linda

  February 7, 2022 at 4:39 pm

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  I am not having any luck with this. They will not let you email them unless you live in their district.

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  • David ⚜️

    February 7, 2022 at 5:47 pm

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    NOTE: In such lawmakers, I always enter the lawmaker’s local office address and zip code. Then I place my own home address in the email message itself, just below my name/signature at the end of my message.

    Sometimes I explain that
    I had to use their local office address in order to contact them. Sometimes I don’t.

    These lawmakers are making decisions about YOUR LIFE – you have every right to contact them!

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• Greig in Glades

  February 7, 2022 at 5:29 pm

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  House Foreign Affairs Committee
  CHAIRMAN
  Gregory Meeks, Representative
  2310 Rayburn HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-3461
  Fax: (202) 226-4169
  Ranking Member
  Michael McCaul, Representative
  2001 Rayburn House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  phone: 202-225-2401
  fax: 202-225-5955

  Brad Sherman, Representative
  2181 Rayburn HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  phone: (202) 225-5911
  fax: (202) 225-5879

  Albio Sires, Representative
  2268 Rayburn HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-7919
  Fax: (202) 226-0792

  Gerald Connelly, Representative
  2238 Rayburn House
  Office Building
  Washington, D.C. 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-1492

  Theodore Deutch, Representative
  2323 Rayburn Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: 202-225-3001
  Fax: 202-225-5974
  7900 Glades Road, Ste. 250
  Boca Raton, FL 33434
  Phone: 561-470-5440
  Fax: 561-470-5446

  Karen Bass, Representative
  2021 Rayburn HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-7084
  Fax: (202) 225-2422

  Bill Keating, Representative
  2351 Rayburn HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-3111
  Fax: (202) 225-5658

  David Cicilline, Representative
  Washington, DC
  2233 Rayburn HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-4911
  Fax: (202) 225-3290

  Ami Bera, MD Representative
  172 Cannon House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-5716
  Fax: (202) 226-1298

  Joaquin Castro, Representative
  2241 Rayburn House
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone 202-225-3236
  Fax 202-225-1915

  Dina Titus, Representative
  2464 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-5965
  Fax: (202) 225-3119

  Ted Lieu, Representative
  403 Cannon HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-3976

  Susan Wild, Representative
  Longworth House Office Building
  Room 1027
  Washington, DC 20515
  (202) 225-6411

  Dean Phillips, Representative
  2452 Rayburn HOB
  45 Independence Avenue SW
  Washington, DC 20515
  (202) 225-2871

  Ilhan Omar, Representative
  1730 Longworth HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-4755

  Colin Allred, Representative
  114 Cannon HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-2231

  Andy Levin, Representative
  312 Cannon HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-4961
  Fax: (202) 226-1033

  Abigail Spanberger, Representative
  1431 Longworth HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-2815

  Christy Houlihan, Representative
  1218 Longworth HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-4315
  Vice Chair
  Tom Malinowski, Representative
  1318 Longworth
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-5361

  Andy Kim, Representative
  2444 Rayburn HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-4765
  Fax: (202) 225-0778

  Sarah Jacobs, Representative
  1232 Longworth HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-2040
  Fax: (202) 225-2948

  Kathy Manning, Representative
  415 Cannon House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-3065
  Fax: (202) 225-8611

  Jim Costa, Representative
  2081 Rayburn HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  202-225-3341

  Juan Vargas, Representative
  2244 Rayburn House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: 202-225-8045
  Fax: 202-225-2772

  Vicente Gonzalez, Representative
  113 Cannon House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: 202-225-2531

  Brad Schneider, Representative
  300 Cannon House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: 202-225-4835
  Fax: 202-225-0837

  Chris Smith, Representative
  2373 Rayburn House Office Building
  Washington, D.C. 20515
  Phone:
  (202) 225-3765
  Fax:
  (202) 225-7768

  Steve Chabot, Representative
  2408 Rayburn House Office Building
  Washington, D.C. 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-2216
  Fax: (202) 225-3012

  Joe Wilson, Representative
  1436 Longworth House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-2452

  Scott Perry, Representative
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone:202-225-5836
  Fax:202-226-1000
  Darrell Issa, Representative
  2300 Rayburn House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-5672

  Adam Kinzinger, Representative
  2245 Rayburn HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  P: (202) 225-3635
  F: (202) 225-3521

  Lee Zeldin, Representative
  2441 Rayburn House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-3826

  Ann Wagner, Representative
  2350 Rayburn Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Ph: 202.225.1621

  Brian Mast, Representative
  2182 Rayburn House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: 202-225-3026
  Fax: 202-225-8398

  Brian Fitzpatrick, Representative
  271 Cannon HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-4276

  Ken Buck, Representative
  2455 Rayburn House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-4676

  Tim Burchett
  2455 Rayburn House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-4676

  Mark Green, Representative
  2455 Rayburn House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-4676

  Andy Barr, Representative
  2430 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: 202-225-4706

  Greg Steube, Representative
  2457 Rayburn HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-5792
  Fax: (202) 225-3132
  1069 US 27 North Room 116
  Lake Placid, FL 33852
  Phone: (941) 499-3214
  Fax: (941) 575-9103

  Dan Meuser, Representative
  414 Cannon HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-6511

  Claudia Tenney
  1410 Longworth House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-3665

  August Pfluger, Representative
  1531 Longworth House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-3605

  Peter Meijer, Representative
  1508 Longworth House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-3831

  Nicole Malliotakis, Representative
  417 Cannon House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-3371

  Ronny Jackson, Representative
  118 Cannon HOB
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-3706
  Fax: (202) 225-3486

  Young Kim, Representative
  1306 Longworth House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  Phone: (202) 225-4111

  Maria Alvira Salazar, Representative
  1616 Longworth House Office Building
  Washington, DC 20515
  3951 NW 7th Street
  BAY F
  Miami, FL 33126
  Phone: (305) 668-2285

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  • FAC Contributor #3Post author

    February 7, 2022 at 6:46 pm

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    EXCELLENT!!! THANK YOU!!!!

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    • Greig-Glades

      February 9, 2022 at 12:54 pm

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      My pleasure 🙏

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  • Brandon

    February 8, 2022 at 1:21 pm

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    I wish I could pay all of them a personal visit as a representative of the registrant community and myself. Love to see them collapse when they just had a conversation with a registrant.

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• Greig in Glades

  February 7, 2022 at 5:32 pm

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  Additionally they almost entirely have email me links.

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• Brandon

  February 7, 2022 at 6:07 pm

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  Now I’m doom and gloom
  And I don’t travel
  Internationally. Heck this committee members have more important issues than Rep. Smiths IML. Has IML protected a kid, my hunch says no.

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• TS

  February 8, 2022 at 10:53 am

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  The Reps seem to forget that this is committee work to which they are working for the country, not just their districts; therefore, they have an obligation to listen and respond to you as a citizen of this country.

  Don’t forget *67 to block your number if you don’t want it seen on caller ID in their office. Voicemails are recorded and noted when conveyed to the Rep so you can call anonymously.

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• Joe123

  February 9, 2022 at 4:53 am

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  Here is the email list based on the idea that it’s firstname.lastname.

  Keep note that 5 emails bounced back and didn’t work. The rest seem to have gone through OK.

  Here is what I wrote:

  (didn’t work) Bill.keating@mail.house.gov
  (didn’t work)
  Dina.titus@mail.house.gov
  (didn’t work)
  Ted.Lieu@mail.house.gov
  (didn’t work)
  Susan.wild@mail.house.gov
  (didn’t work)
  Dean.phillips@mail.house.gov

  Gregory.meeks@mail.house.gov
  brad.sherman@mail.house.gov
  Gerald.Connelly@mail.house.gov
  Theodore.Deutch@mail.house.gov
  Karen.bass@mail.house.gov
  david.cicilline@mail.house.gov
  Amy.bera@mail.house.gov
  Joaquin.Castro@mail.house.gov
  Susan.wild@mail.house.gov
  Dean.phillips@mail.house.gov
  Ilhan.omar@mail.house.gov
  Colin.allred@mail.house.gov
  Andy.levin@mail.house.gov
  Abigail.Spanberger@mail.house.gov
  Christy.Houlihan@mail.house.gov
  Andy.kim@mail.house.gov
  Sarah.jacobs@mail.house.gov
  Kathy.Manning@mail.house.gov
  Jim.costa@mail.house.gov
  Juan.vargas@mail.house.gov
  Vicente.Gonzalez@mail.house.gov
  Brad.Schneider@mail.house.gov
  Chris.smith@mail.house.gov
  Steve.chabot@mail.house.gov
  Joe.wilson@mail.house.gov
  Scott.perry@mail.house.gov
  Adam.Kinzinger@mail.house.gov
  Ann.Wagner@mail.house.gov
  Brian.mast@mail.house.gov
  Brian.Fitzpatrick@mail.house.gov
  Ken.buck@mail.house.gov
  Tim.Burchett@mail.house.gov
  Mark.green@mail.house.gov
  Andy.barr@mail.house.gov
  Greg.Steube@mail.house.gov
  Dan.Meuser@mail.house.gov
  Claudia.Tenney@mail.house.gov
  August.Pfluger@mail.house.gov
  Peter.Meijer@mail.house.gov
  Nicole.Malliotakis@mail.house.gov
  Ronny.Jackson@mail.house.gov
  Young.Kim@mail.house.gov
  Maria.Salazar@mail.house.gov

  Subject:
  STRONGLY OPPOSE IML (International Megans Law) EXTENSION Section 201 HR 6552

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  Good Day Representative,

  This notice is to inform you that as a representative of multiple groups fighting for Constitutional Laws, and on behalf of roughly 1 Millions US citizens that have been forcibly place, without a judge’s discretion, on the Sex Offender Registry, we STRONGLY oppose a further extension of International Megans Law, referred to as IML.

  This law was created based on zero research or empirical evidence.

  What IML does is prevent law-abiding US citizens that have paid their dues to society from traveling freely. People who abide by IML are stopped and turned away at the destination country, without any reason, other than IML. These people who are on vacation or visiting their spouses or family members overseas have their Basic Human Rights violated regularly due to IML.

  Before extending IML, and wasting further taxpayer dollars, we the Taxpayers demand an in-depth study showing irrefutable proof that such a law is absolutely necessary.

  This just comes down to common sense. If you’re going to vote to destroy a stigmatized class of citizens’ rights to travel, then at least show Emperical Proof that it is absolutely necessary.

  This is how Laws should always be formed: based on science and numbers, not ‘feel good ideas’ that actually cause more harm than good.

  Best Regards,

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  • Brian

    February 9, 2022 at 11:50 am

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    Thanks for posting this. I used your language as a baseline and added on my personal experience of being turned away when vacationing.

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• Derek W. Logue of OnceFallen.com

  February 10, 2022 at 3:00 pm

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  Gini and I stuffed 50 envelopes to be sent to DC, thankfully I had a couple of books of stamps to do this. I also plan on sending emails.

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  • Joe123

    February 11, 2022 at 4:03 am

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    Many thanks for all of your efforts. I emailed FAC, NARSOL, ACSOL and advised them that they should likely bring this further to their members’ Attention so more people could at least email these representatives.

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• Brian

  February 10, 2022 at 11:05 pm

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  “It will enhance the attempt by the new SORNA regulations to create a de facto federal registry inasmuch as the IML will be enforced against individuals no matter where they are simply because they might one day return to a state where they would need to register.”

  I’ve read the bill. It does not apply to those who live in a state in the United States who no longer has to register, who has no intention of moving oversees. This mainly affects those living internationally, who may one day move back to the United States, because they would be require to register in the state they go to, especially if they were already required to. In the “governments eyes”, people are evading registration by moving internationally, which we know is not the case.

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• Jakub

  February 12, 2022 at 8:06 am

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  Hi all, yes this is a serious issue that affects me personally. I am very discouraged and not sure our united efforts of mass communication directly to those with the power, will actually have the effect we so desire. Is there any empirical evidence on this (mass communication with legislators)? I am not trying to advance a defeatist position, just leaning on reality. Ciao : )

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• Carl in Missouri

  February 12, 2022 at 9:37 pm

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  I sent emails to all of them except Reps Lieu, Costa, Titus, Zeldin, Wilson, Sires and McCaul which either got rejected or said “to better serve you please email me from my website”. So it figures they are trying to screen only constituents, even though it’s an issues that probably affects thousands of us. Including me. If anyone has the emails to these Reps I’ll try resending them.

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• T & S

  May 1, 2022 at 8:23 am

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  They will never be happy until the “end”. In court they will say “We had the right!” but it will not help.

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