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The Legislative Committee of the Commission for Women is charged to help women develop a collective voice to influence public policy and affect positive changes in their lives.  To this end, the Committee advocates for women in Contra Costa County to representatives regarding  pending legislation that supports this mission. 

Keep watching our web site for more information as we move forward with this initiative.

LEGISLATIVE  ACTIONS

The full text of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments, and their status, history, votes, analyses, and veto messages are available at the bill information web site for the Assembly. If you know the bill, select the session, and House of origin, and type the bill number to retrieve this information. To search, select the session, and House of origin, and type the keywords and/or author name(s). An Index is available which lists all bills introduced in the Assembly and Senate.  The full text of each bill can be found on the internet at Legislative Counsel's website.  Check out this national non-partisan campaign to mobilize women voters - Women Count.  Look up legislation regarding equal rights.

TAKE ACTION - Contact your local representatives to let them know your thoughts or concerns regarding current legislation.

The President and Vice President

George W. Bush (R), The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 20500; phone: 202-456-1414 (fax - 202-456-2461); email: president@whitehouse.gov

Dick Cheney (R), The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 20500; phone: 202-456-1414 (fax - 202-456-2461); email: vice.president@whitehouse.gov

House of Representatives

George Miller (D)1333 Willow Pass Road, Concord, CA 94520-7931, phone:  925-602-1880; email:george.miller@mail.house.gov

Ellen Tausher (D) 1801 N. California Blvd., 103, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, phone: 800-859-9900 (fax- 925932-8159; email: ellen.tauscher@mail.house.gov

United States Senate

Barbara Boxer (D), 1700 Montgomery Street, 240, San Francisco, CA 94111, phone: 415-403-0100; email:senator@boxer.senate.gov

Dianne Feinstein (D) 525 Market Street, 3670, San Francisco, CA 94105, phone:  415-536-6868; email:senator@feinstein.senate.gov

California State Senate

Tom Torlakson (D), 1948 Mount Diablo Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94596; phone: 925-280-0276 (fax - 925-280-0299) email: senator.torlakson@sen.ca.gov

Don Perata (D), 1515 Clay Street, No. 2202, Oakland, CA 94612, phone: 510-286-1333 (fax - 510-286-3885); email: senator.perata@sen.ca.gov

California State Assembly

Mark DeSaulnier (D), 815 Estudillo Street, Martinez, CA 94553; phone: 925-372-7990 (fax - 925-372-0934) email: mark.desaulnier@assembly.ca.gov

Loni Hancock (D), 712 El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito, CA 94530; phone: 510-559-1406 (fax - 510-559-1478) email: loni.hancock@assembly.ca.gov

Guy Houston (R), 1666 N. Main St., Walnut Creek, CA 94596; phone: 925-988-6915 (fax - 925-988-6918) email: guy.houston@assembly.ca.gov

Click here for the 2007 Tentative Legislative Calendar

 

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