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Contact Congress

• CongressMerge
• Find your Congressional district (Google-map based)
• Example Letter and Fax Cover Sheet Package written in LaTeX and TeX and executed using a GNU makefile.

Science and Society

• The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) – the executive office of the President which handles science policy.
• The Department of Energy’s Office of Science (DOE SC)
• The National Science Foundation (NSF)
• The National Academies (NAS) – Advisory body to the President, congress, and the nation.
  • Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future
• Future of Innovation Report
• The Energy Sciences Coalition
• The Council on Competitiveness
• Report by President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) from 2002 Assessing US R&D Investment
  • Federal Investment in R&D. Elisa Eiseman, Kei Koizumi, Donna Fossum. 2002.
• American Journal of Public Health: Supplement on Scientific Evidence and Public Policy
• Media
  • Theoretical science made practical – Lawrence Krauss (NPR’s “Marketplace”, August 29, 2005)

Learn about Congress

• THOMAS – a document search and retrieval system provided by the Library of Congress. Enter a bill number, or some keywords, to get the text you desire.
• The Congressional Record Daily Digest – A daily record of Congress’ actions and activities. For broader information from the record, visit THOMAS.
• Committees
  • House of Representatives
    • Appropriations
    • Budget
    • Energy and Commerce
    • Science
  • Senate
    • Appropriations
    • Commerce, Science, and Justice
    • Energy and Natural Resources

Federal Legislation

• FY2009
  • Overall status of FY2009 Congressional Appropriations Legislation
• FY2008
  • Overall status of FY2008 Congressional Appropriations Legislation
• FY2007
  • Overall status of FY2007 Congressional Appropriations Legislation
  • FY 2007 Administration Research and Development Budget Priorities (Local Copy)
    • Resources referenced within this document
      • A 21st Frontier for Discovery: Physics of the Universe (Local Copy)
  • The American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI)
• FY2006
  • The President’s 2006 Budget Request
  • Congressional legislation – Energy Policy
    • H.R. 6: The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (See all Versions)
      • Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Report: 109-78
  • Congressional legislation – Appropriations
    • Overall Status of FY2006 Congressional Appropriations Legislation
    • H.R.2419 – Appropriations for Energy and Water (includes Department of Energy)
      • House Report: 109-86
      • Senate Report: 109-84
    • H.R. 2862 – Appropriations for Science/State/Justice/Commerce (House), Commerce/Justice/Science (Senate) (includes National Science Foundation)
      • House Report: 109-118
      • Senate Report: 109-88
• The U.S. Federal Budget Process
• Introduction to the Federal Budget Process
• House of Representatives: Budget Process
• Senate: Budget Process

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