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AMA needs your support regarding the lead-related ban of youth off-highway vehicles

Appropriations bill debate creates opportunity to influence lead-related ban of youth off-highway vehicles Take Action!

Contact your Representative Today!

On March 4, the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2011 Financial Services Appropriations bill. The agenda for the hearing will focus on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

This hearing will provide an opportunity for Congress to address how the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008 has created a severe and unwarranted disruption to families who recreate together responsibly, and a deleterious effect on youth amateur racing.

On July 7, 2009, Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) attached an amendment to the House fiscal year 2010 Financial Services Appropriations bill which would have prohibited the use of funds by the CPSC for the implementation and/or enforcement of section 101(:unsure: of the CPSIA as it relates to youth-model off-highway motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). To see Rehberg's press release on his amendment, please click here.

The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) applauded the Rehberg amendment, and submitted a letter of support that was placed in the Committee Report on June 23, 2009. To see the AMA's letter of support, please click here. The AMA is hopeful and is working with Rehberg's office to, once again, include similar language to the fiscal year 2011 Financial Services Appropriation bill.

Therefore, the AMA needs your help to let your lawmakers know how you feel about the lead-content ban and its impact on the sale of youth-model off-highway vehicles. The quickest way to reach your Representative is to call them. You can find contact information for your elected officials by entering your zip code at AmericanMotorcyclist.com > Rights > Issues & Legislation. Additionally, a prewritten e-mail is available for you to immediately send to your lawmakers by following the "Take Action" option and entering your information.

For more information about ways you can help exclude youth-model motorcycles and ATVs from the CPSIA, click here.

Please contact your Representative immediately and urge them to address your concerns with the CPSIA at the hearing!

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