The Congressman and his Bill

The Congressman has sponsored a new Bill for legislative action. While I have not had a chance to read the Bill, H.R. 2246-the Community Building Code Administration Act of 2009, the amount of work that accompanies new proposed legislation is enormous.

Just one example was one of my fellow interns having to go through pages and pages of call sheets last week, which consumed the majority of his day, to contact and attempt to gain support from fellow Congressman through their staffers. Of course the calls seemed a bit premature at the time because Representatives weren't even in town due to the holiday. But this week, as the Representatives rolled back into town and their normal routines, and as the staffers had time to advise them about this new bill, co-sponsors began to accumulate.

All week we've been taking down forms to the Cloak Room for signatures from the growing list of Congressman to be added as co-sponsors to the Bill. Today I believe every single intern made it down to the Cloak Room at least once. In fact, just after one intern left to deliver a confirmation form, another request came through on the telephone.

I suspect that as this Bill picks up momentum and progresses through the process, I am sure that more media sources will be calling on the Office for more information and details. Today, a person from Fox News called requesting an interview. While I haven't heard the outcome on that request, I do know that sooner or later the Congressman will be working through the media to support his bill to nuture it through and beyond the Committee process.