Other Online Resources

Check AAA's Web site regularly for information on issues that impact biomedical research. Here are some online resources that will help in communicating:

• Congress.org features an on-line Congressional directory with biographical information about Senators and Representatives. The zip code search allows you to find your Representative.
• Thomas-Legislative Information On the Internet maintained by the Library of Congress, provides up-to-date information on legislation, congressional committee activities, voting, and floor debates.
• U.S. Senate connects you to Senators, leadership, and committee home pages.
• U.S. House of Representatives connects you to Representatives, leadership, and committee home pages.
• Contacting the Senate gives you all you need to know to connect with your senators.
• Write Your Representative provides details on contacting Representatives directly via e-mail, using local zip codes.
• FASEB's Office of Public Affairs provides background information on legislation and policy issues, as well as FASEB policy position statements.
• FASEB’s Biomedical Research Advocacy Guide for the 112^th Congress profiles freshman members of Congress, including their positions on biomedical science issues. You can use this guide in preparation for meetings with members of Congress.
• Association of American Medical Colleges' Government Affairs and Advocacy Section offers updates on biomedical research issues.
• Congressional Budget Office (CBO) covers the current status of appropriations, analyses of President's Budget and other specific legislative proposals, and current budget and economic projections.
• National Institutes of Health provides separate links to each institute, including information on grant and funding opportunities.
• OpenCongress brings together official government data with news and blog coverage to give you the real story behind each bill.