On 2026-07-28 08:16, James Bellaire wrote:
I reached my senator (who happens to sit on the committee in question) via a form on his senate website.
Thanks. I contacted the offices of the committee's chair and of its ranking member, and am trying to schedule a meeting with committee staff. It would help if others chimed in about the need for a year's notice for timekeeping changes, particularly if one of your senators is on the committee; see <https://www.commerce.senate.gov/about/members/> for the member list. I put August 7 in the speculative patch because I guessed that was the earliest date the bill could become law as-is. It's sheer speculation, of course. As the Senate is scheduled to be on recess from August 8 through September 13, according to <https://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2026_calendar.pdf>, it's likely that if the bill doesn't become law in the next couple of weeks, then it won't become law until mid-September at the earliest. And then we'd have at most six weeks' notice, which would mean even more disruption in early November.
