{"id":23588,"date":"2021-02-02T12:01:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T17:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?page_id=23588"},"modified":"2022-07-13T12:53:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T16:53:36","slug":"advocacy-resources-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/advocacy-resources-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Advocacy Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Congressional Calendars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/2022_schedule.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Senate Session Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.majorityleader.gov\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US House Session Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Find your Members of Congress &amp; Member Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/\">GovTrack.US<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Find Members of Congress; Track bills that interest you and much more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/representatives\/find\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find Your US Representative<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 House official site.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/general\/contact_information\/senators_cfm.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find Your US Senator<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Senate official site.<\/li>\n<li>Call your Members of Congress: You will be connected to the member\u2019s office by the\u00a0<b>U.S. Capitol Switchboard:<\/b>\u00a0(202) 224-3121.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/\">Congress.gov<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Information about your Members of Congress; Congressional links; Legislative activity (sponsors; text and status of bills; related bills, etc); Nominations and much more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/\">Office of the Clerk \u2013 U.S. House of Representatives\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Downloadable list of members data; members with committee assignments; official list with members phone numbers; member district offices with mailing addresses; on and on\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Use Social Media \u2013 Find Members of Congress on Social Media:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Social Media List:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/advocacy.kidney.org\/congressional-social-media-accounts\/\">Here is a comprehensive list of social media accounts\u00a0<\/a>for Members of Congress by the National Kidney Foundation. The list includes Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Resources:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anatomy-of-a-Meeting-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UUSJ Anatomy of a UU Meeting with Members of Congress \u2013 Step-by-Step Guide<\/a> \u2013 includes how much time to spend on what meeting elements and an exercise for small groups pg. 4 to rank kinds of advocacy \u201cWhat is effective advocacy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcnl.org\/updates\/how-to-meet-with-congress-19\">How to Plan and Meet with Your Member of Congress<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 From Friends Committee on National Legislation<\/p>\n<p>Letters to the Editor tips:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsusa.org\/resources\/writing-effective-letter-editor\">Writing an Effective Letter to the Editor\u00a0<\/a>from Union of Concerned Scientists. And good basic 101\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsusa.org\/resources\/writing-effective-letter-editor\">\u201cWriting Letters to the Editor\u201d<\/a>\u00a0includes a sample LTL, from Community Toolbox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/townhallproject.com\/\">Town Hall Meeting Project<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Find a Town Hall Meeting and links to resources on hosting a meeting<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IjJbLzFAIdo\">UUSJ \u2013 4 Ways to Get Our UU Voices Heard in Washington, D.C.<\/a>\u00a0(UUJEC webinar video; begins at 13:00)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thomas.loc.gov\/\">Library of Congress<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. The site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the public. It is presented by the Library of Congress (LOC) using data from the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Government Publishing Office, Congressional Budget Office, and the LOC\u2019s Congressional Research Service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/\">Congress.gov\u00a0<\/a>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/legislative-process\">Nine videos<\/a>\u00a0explain each of the common legislative stages, and that the process by which a bill becomes law \u2013 rarely predictable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/\">Office of the Clerk \u2013 U.S. House of Representatives\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 (Same as link under Find your Member of Congress &amp; \u00a0Member Information.) Downloadable list of members data; members with committee assignments; official list with members phone numbers; member district offices with mailing addresses; on and on\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-20136\" src=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-2-420x236.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-2-420x236.png 420w, https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-2-100x55.png 100w, https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image-2.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/>Political Trade Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehill.com\/\">The Hill<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 news<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/\">Politico<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 news<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollcall.com\/\">Roll Call<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressional Calendars: US Senate Session Calendar US House Session Calendar Find your Members of Congress &amp; Member Information: GovTrack.US\u00a0\u2013 Find Members of Congress; Track bills that interest you and much more. Find Your US Representative\u00a0\u2013 House official site. Find Your US Senator\u00a0\u2013 Senate official site. 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