Government Relations

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Government Relations is:

educating business and industry leaders about governmental process;

educating officials about the issues important to you or your clients; and

educating governmental and business leaders, and the public, about the potential consequences of legislation.

U.S. Legislative Process 

The legislative hold, the Senate's darkest secret. By Daniel Engber - Slate Magazine
Two senators who put "secret holds" on a government accountability bill at the beginning of August were outed this week. Also available as a podcast.
Juridicum - Stockholms Universitet
My U.S. Legislative Process lecture at Stockholm University

Political Wire 

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Resources 

National Journal
THE public policy and politics magazine in the U.S.
Library of Congress - THOMAS
The Library of Congress THOMAS site is the source for federal legislative information. THOMAS provides several options for finding bills, resolutions, and legislative histories from 1973 to the present.
GovExec.com
The daily news service of Government Executive magazine.
Open CRS Network - CRS Reports for the People
The Congressional Research Service, is an American taxpayer funded "think tank" that provides reports to members of Congress on a variety of topics. However, while these reports are available to the public, they are not easily obtained. Open CRS is a project of the Center for Democracy & Technology through the cooperation of several organizations and collectors of CRS Reports, Open CRS provides citizens access to CRS Reports already in the public domain and encourages Congress to provide public access to all CRS Reports.
C-SPAN
C-SPAN provides coverage of a variety of public affairs events.
LobbySearch
LobbySearch is the only online directory that connects lobbying clients with the advocates who can meet their needs.
U.S. Senate
Information on the United States Senate.
United States House of Representatives
Information on the United States House of Representatives.
Congress.org
E-mail, call or write the President, Congress or state and local government based on your ZIP code.
Congresspedia
The "citizen's encyclopedia on Congress"
Plain Language in Government
A site dedicated to improving communications from the Federal Government to the Public
Overseas Vote Foundation
Voter participation is the cornerstone of any democratic system of government and politicians respond to constituents who vote. If you want to influence public policy, the simplest way to do so is to exercise your right to vote. OVF provides secure, nonpartisan Internet-based voter registration services and support for U.S. overseas and military voters.
Google U.S. Government Search
Google's U.S. Government search tool.
ReadtheBill.org
ReadtheBill.org invites Americans of all political views: Help stop Congress from passing bills in the dead of night that nobody has read. Persuade Congress to post bills online for 72 hours before consideration on the floor of Congress.
Congress votes database | washingtonpost.com
Every vote since 1991, with information about every vote in Congress since 1991. Users can track votes that may have occurred in the dead of night or by margin, type and other criteria.
U.S. Capitol Virtual Tour
Tour the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC from wherever you happen to be.
Sunlight Foundation
The Sunlight Foundation's goal is to use technology to enable citizens to learn more about what their elected representatives are doing, to help reduce corruption, ensure greater transparency and accountability by government, and foster public trust in the vital institutions of democracy.
Official Tourism Site of Washington, DC
Official visitor information for Washington, DC
GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress
Track the issues in the United States Congress that interest you; with email updates and RSS feeds. Research legislation, voting records, etc.; Find your representative.
LegiStorm: Transparency's Sidekick - Congressional Staff Salaries and More
A searchable database of US congressional staff salaries.

Books 

by peterdahlen

As a United States Senate Judiciary Committee Counsel, Peter provided legal and legislative advice on a wide range of subjects. He has an insider's un... (more)

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