Links

Here are a few links to websites that provide information about general advocacy, the status of bills, and the legislative process.  Please contact Kathy Cubit at CARIE at 215.545.5728 if you need any assistance.  (The listing of websites does not imply any endorsement from CARIE.)

Advocacy Information

• Health Advocacy Toolbox  
• Advocacy Institute       
• Alliance for Justice Nonprofit Advocacy Project  
• Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest   
• Community Tool Box                           
• NP Action hosted by OMB Watch   
• OMB Watch Links to Various Resources   

Pennsylvania Policy Links

• Biography of a Bill   
• The Pennsylvania Manual
• Pennsylvania Home Page (PAPowerPort)      
• Pennsylvania General Assembly  
• Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus  
• Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus  
• Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus   
• Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus  
• Politics PA  

Federal Policy Links

• CitizenJoe   
• Communicating with Congress 
• Congress Home Page  
• Congress Merge   
• 109th Congress Congressional Directory    
• Congressional Email Addresses   
• Congressional Hearings   
• Congressional Research Service Reports  
  http://zfacts.com/p/576.html
  http://www.opencrs.com/
  http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs/
• GovLinks  
• GovSpot   
• How Our Laws Are Made    
• Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources  
• The U.S. Government Printing Office   
• U.S. Government Telephone and E-mail Directories
• U.S. House of Representatives    
• U.S. Senate