Phone Call >>>> Letter (Handwritten) > Letter (Typed) >> Email.
Call your congressperson's local office and talk to someone on the phone. Offer to explain the reasoning behind the need for this law, and back that up with some credentialed knowledge of tech. If you've ever worked on your own car or modded a piece of hardware, so much the better.
Also as a reminder if you work for a company of a few thousand people: notice how the CEO doesn't care what you think? Now multiply your company population by 5x. Does it really sound like writing heartfelt letters will make a difference?
1. Employees don't vote for their CEO.
2. There is strength in numbers. Your message might not get through but if it's the same message as 1,000 others it will.
If you want change, cynicism like yours is crippling.
another user's summary:
tl;dr
1. Make sure you’re registered to vote — lawmakers check.
2. Lawmakers don’t care about people outside of their district.
3. Your signature — physical or electronic — on a mass petition will mean little.
4. The communication must be individual. Email, Letter, Phone call.
5. Know where your representative stands.
6. Communicate — even if you and your representative disagree.
7. Say “thank you" - to reinforce the behavior you want
8. Enlist the help of friends in other districts. - they write their own reps