From AIAA Houston Section Public Policy Committee

Public Policy

	Congressional Visits Day (CVD) 2004
	2004 Congressional Visits Day a Success, Horizon May/June 2004 On April 21, 2004, AIAA hosted its annual Congressional Visits Day in Washington, D.C. Four members from the Houston Section joined forces with other members from the North Texas Section, San Antonio, and Fredricksburg to meet with their local congressional members and discuss pressing aerospace issues. Read more ... Downloads 2004 Congressional Visits Day Presentation (PPT, 1.2 MB) Short Sheet given to congressional leaders (DOC, 91 KB) Economic data by district (DOC, 2.2 MB) Pictures Go to May/June 2004 Horizons article for more pictures. Congressman Luke! The group relaxes at Sam & Harry's In the Cannon Building

	Useful Public Policy Links
	AIAA links For more information on AIAA's views on key issues and upcoming events visit AIAA's Public Policy page. AIAA's Legislative Action Center House of Representatives Information To search for your congressional representative and their contact information, visit http://www.house.gov/. For House Science Committee information, visit http://www.house.gov/science/. For House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, visit http://www.house.gov/science/committeeinfo/members/space/index.htm. Senate Information To search for your senators and their contact information, visit http://www.senate.gov/. For Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee information, visit http://commerce.senate.gov/. For Senate Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee information, visit http://commerce.senate.gov/subcommittees/science.cfm. Bills and Amendments To generally search for bills or amendments, visit http://thomas.loc.gov/ To find the current status of FY04 Appropriations Bills, visit http://thomas.loc.gov/home/approp/app04.html (NASA is under the VA HUD. Select "H.R. 2861" for more details. To read the text of the legislation, click on "Text of Legislation", then the most recent version. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is towards the bottom.) Congressional Contact Information AIAA members and their families should become active in informing their elected leaders about their concerns and interests. Particularly on controversial issues, this is the main way that legislators can gauge what is important to their constituents. Read more ...