The Basics
- Find Your Congressional Representatives
- How to write a letter to Congress
- Example phone call to a Congressperson
- How to set up a Congressional visit
- Map of the U.S. Capitol Complex
- American Chemical Society video on preparing for Congressional visits
NASA's Budget and Planetary Science Specifics
- Summary of Year-by-Year Budget Asks and Concerns
- "Leave Behinds" - These are one page (double sided) summaries with talking points used during DPS FRS Congressional Visits. Below are links to the pdfs.
- Action Alerts - These are calls to action that the DPS puts out to its members regarding urgent issues
- Example Talking Points about Planetary Science
- Example Congressional Letter Regarding FY201X NASA Budget
Links to Other Useful Information
- House Appropriations
- House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science
- House Science Committee
- House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
- Senate Appropriations
- Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Commitee on Commerce, Science, and Transporation Subcommittee on Aviation and Space
This information is maintained by the DPS Federal Relations Subcommittee (FRS).