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Federal Government Relations
The legislative unit works with
members of Ohio's Congressional Delegation and their staff
to obtain support for special projects and in support of the
entire Land Grant university system's priorities in Research
and Extension. College faculty and staff who plan to seek
funds through this method should contact Gwen Wolford.
A key partner in this work for the College is CARET, the Council
for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching. CARET is
a national group that has up to three volunteer advocates
from each state as members. This group is our voice of advocacy
in Washington, D.C. These advocates are stakeholders in research
and extension programs who use their valuable time to support
us. Ohio's three CARET represenatives are Joe Motz, Nate Andre'
and Todd Michael. Joe Motz is also currently the national
chairperson for CARET. A big thank you goes to these three
individuals for their work to support agriculture and our
College!
Links of interest related to
federal government relations include:
Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/
This site is a service of the Library of Congress, which allows
you to search for any legislation in the current session of
COngress, along with some information on legislation enacted
up to 15 years ago. Also includes information such as Congressional
Calendars.
The U.S. House and Senate web sites allow you to search for
information and identify your Members of Congress.
U.S. Senate
http://www/senate.gov
U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov
The Federal Elections Commission
http://www.fec.gov
This includes federal campaign finance information
such as contribution amounts reported by candidates and lists
of contributors.
The National Association of State Universities and Land
Grant Colleges is the voice of land grant universities
working together. Their web site includes more information
about CARET and is:
http:/www.nasulgc.org
An interesting site is the "Current Floor Activity"
in the U.S. House. This is a text version of what is happening
during an official House session. Delay from actual time is
usually about 15 minutes:
http://clerkweb.house.gov/floor/current.htm
Profiles by Ohio Legislative District
http://exurban.osu.edu/leg_profile.htm |
