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• MRF 2020 HOF Inductee Announcement

  by RevBigJohn August 3, 2020
  For Immediate ReleaseAugust 3, 2020 MRF 2020 HOF Inductee Announcement The Motorcycle Riders Foundation announces the 2020 Freedom Fighter Hall of Fame Inductees.The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is pleased to release the names of the 2020 class of Inductees to the Motorcy...
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• Longtime MRF Office Manager passes

  by RevBigJohn July 20, 2020
  We were informed over the weekend by her husband Bob that Beverly Waters Garrett passed away in Annandale, Virginia.  Beverly was our Washington D.C. Office Manager from 1994-2004. She worked with four lobbyists in that time; Carol Simpson, Wayne Curtin, Steve Zimmer, and Tom Wyld. ...
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• Missouri Governor Signs HB1963T

  by RevBigJohn July 14, 2020
  Missouri Governor Signs HB1963T - Including Helmet Repeal     This afternoon, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed legislation that would modify the current helmet la...
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• BIKERS WIN BIG IN THE HOUSE, PREPARING FOR SENATE VERSION

  by RevBigJohn July 1, 2020
  BIKERS WIN BIG IN THE HOUSE, PREPARING FOR SENATE VERSION Today the full House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, INVEST in America Act (Moving Forward Act), also known as the highway bill. The bill is over 2,000 pages and inclu...

• HOUSE TRANSPORTATION BILL PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE

  by RevBigJohn June 19, 2020
  HOUSE TRANSPORTATION BILL PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE   Yesterday was a GREAT day for the motorcycling community on Capitol Hill. The House Transportation and Infrastructure passed out of committee H.R. 2, t...

• UPDATE: ALL THREE AMENDMENTS PASS COMMITTEE

  by RevBigJohn June 18, 2020
  UPDATE: ALL THREE AMENDMENTS PASS COMMITTEE   The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is pleased to update our members that all three of our high priority motorcyclist amendments have just passed with una...

• House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Highway Bill He

  by RevBigJohn June 17, 2020
  House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Highway Bill Hearing Today is an exciting day for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) and the entire motorcycling community. At 10:00 a.m. today, the House Tr...

• Ride to Work Day June 15, 2020

  by RevBigJohn June 12, 2020
  Motorcycle Riders Foundation Supports Ride to Work Day June 15, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – This coming Monday will mark the 29th anniversary of Ride To Work Day, an annual event that promotes the motorcycle as an option for commuting to work. Since 1992, this event has been promoted by t...

• Meeting of the Minds 2020

  by RevBigJohn June 10, 2020
    Meeting of the Minds 2020 It’s time to get beyond the “lockdown”  If you’re riding now, it’s because you’re as tired of the lockdown as the rest of the country, and riding is a 70 MPH exercise in “social distancing.” Your rights a...

• U.S. House of Representatives Introduces Highway Reauthorizatio

  by RevBigJohn June 3, 2020
  U.S. House of Representatives Introduces Highway Reauthorization Legislation  Washington, D.C. — Today the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released its Highway Reauthorization bill titled, “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transp...

• Memorial Day 2020

  by RevBigJohn May 25, 2020
  This Memorial Day weekend is unlike any we have experienced. Traditional motorcycle events honoring those lost in military service have been cancelled or postponed around the nation. We at the Motorcycle Riders Foundation are forever grateful to our brothers and sisters lost defending the freedoms w...
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• Motorcycle Safety funds

  by RevBigJohn May 22, 2020
  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) was alerted by our contacts in the U.S. Senate regarding a proposed change to the dedicated 405 Motorcycle Safety funds in the National Priority Safety Programs that is authorized through the Highway Bill. The proposed change to this program would add...
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• Former Motorcycle Riders Foundation Vice President of Governmen

  by RevBigJohn May 14, 2020
  Former Motorcycle Riders Foundation Vice President of Government Relations, Tom Wyld, passes away.   Thomas Wyld, retired U.S. Navy Commander, 71, passed away after a long battle with cancer. Following ...
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• Motorcycle Fatalities Decline for the Third Year

  by RevBigJohn May 8, 2020
  Motorcycle Fatalities Decline for the Third Year  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the “Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2019,” where the preliminary numbers show that motorcycle fatalities decreased 1...
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• May is Motorcycle Safety & Awareness Month

  by RevBigJohn May 4, 2020
  May is Motorcycle Safety & Awareness Month Riders and Motorists Can Work Together to Save Lives Washington, D.C. — In order to reduce motorcycle crashes and save more lives, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) wants to remind all road users that May is Motorcycle Safety and Awareness...

• Bikers Inside the Beltway Lobby Day Canceled

  by RevBigJohn April 27, 2020
  April 27, 2020 - MRF Board of Directors Cancels Bikers Inside the Beltway Lobby Day April 27, 2020 After careful consideration, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Board of Directors has decided to cancel the 11th Annual Michael “Boz” Ker...

• Make sure motorcyclists are not forgotten in any Infrastructure

  by RevBigJohn April 7, 2020
  Make sure motorcyclists are not forgotten in any Infrastructure Package Immediately after passing the 2.2 trillion-dollar stimulus, Congress began planning for a 4th COVID-19 related bill.  Initially, Nancy Pelosi indicated that infrastructure would be the main focus of the next large pie...
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• H.R.6379

  by RevBigJohn March 25, 2020
  COVID-19 Lobby Ban       As Congressional leaders seek to implement massive legislative initiatives in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, numer...
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• Bikers Inside the Beltway and COVID-19

  by RevBigJohn March 16, 2020
  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is continually monitoring the ever-changing situation with the outbreak of COVID-19 around the country. First and foremost, we care about everyone’s safety, and are closely monitoring the situation and guidance from the Federal Government and the Centers ...

• Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Actist A

  by RevBigJohn March 5, 2020
  Thank you for taking the time to contact me about the Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act. I appreciate hearing from you. I have forwarded your correspondence along to my staff that handles transportation issues, and they will be looking into your concern on my behalf. ...
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• Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act

  by RevBigJohn January 31, 2020
          Thank you for contacting me regarding H.R. 5234, the Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act.  I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue. As you may know, on November 21, 2019, Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI) introduce...

• Let Riders Speak! Support H.R. 5234, MAC Reauthorization Act

  by RevBigJohn January 26, 2020
  We depend on motorcyclist advocates like you to advance our 2020 legislative priorities on Capitol Hill and we still have more work to do.  With your help, we can make sure that Congress takes steps to ensure that motorcyclist organizations regain membership seats on the Motorcyclist Advisory C...
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• BIKERS INSIDE THE BELTWAY 2020

  by RevBigJohn January 21, 2020
  Are you coming to 12th Annual Bikers Inside the Beltway on May 18 & 19th? If not, you should reconsider your decision because Bikers Inside the Beltway (BITB) is critical to the mission and the effectiveness of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation.  Not to mention, it is the only national...

• Mark Buckner Inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame

  by RevBigJohn December 9, 2019
    The Motorcycle Riders Foundation would like to congratulate Mark Buckner, past president, longtime leader and MRF Freedom Fighter Hall of Fame member on his induction into the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) Motorcycle Hall of Fame. On Friday December 6th, during the 2019 AM...
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• The Motorcycle Riders Foundation Executes Strategic Alignment

  by RevBigJohn November 25, 2019
  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation Executes Strategic Alignment   The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce we have renewed our Governmental Affairs Consulting Agre...

• HOUSE INTRODUCES MOTORCYCLE ADVISORY COUNCIL

  by RevBigJohn November 21, 2019
  HOUSE INTRODUCES MOTORCYCLE ADVISORY COUNCIL REAUTHORIZATION ACT   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressmen Mike Gallagher (R-WI) along with Reps. Chris Pappas (D-NH), Harley Rouda (D-CA), and Troy B...
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• Senate Hearing - Highly Automated Vehicles

  by RevBigJohn November 21, 2019
  Senate Hearing - Highly Automated Vehicles: Federal Perspectives on the Deployment of Safety Technology Today the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing entitled Highly Automated V...
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• Veterans Day Discounts 2019

  by RevBigJohn November 7, 2019
  https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/67508/veterans-day-discounts-2019/

• Celebration of Life - Jeffrey M. McCubbin

  by RevBigJohn September 25, 2019
  Jeffrey M. McCubbin was born November 4, 1950, fourth child, to Max McCubbin and Muriel Burke McCubbin of Conrad, Iowa. He spent his formative years attending the Conrad schools where he was known to have driven his tractor to school. He worked the family farm with his brother Jay and his father unt...
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• MRF HOF Inductees Announcement

  by RevBigJohn September 24, 2019
  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation announces the 2019 Freedom Fighter Hall of Fame Inductees. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is pleased to release the names of the 2019 class of Inductees to the Motorcycle Riders Foundation Freedom Fighter Hall of Fame (MRF HOF). These were presente...