About the PCB Governmental Affairs Page:
This page contains links to articles about Governmental Issues posted by the PCB Government Affairs Committee.
There are also links to other sites where you can find members of your government, elected official's biographies, contact means and voting records. You can find out what's currently being discussed and voted on. What issues seem to have the most interest, and what other topics these issues have raised.PCB Governmental Affairs Committee Audio Discussion:
PCB Governmental Affairs Committee links:
Advocacy Participation Survey.
PCB Whitepaper - Beyond Accessible Voting.
Example of Letter to Election Bureaus on Accessible Voting.
Advocacy with Federal Legislators.
How to address correspondence to Government leaders.
Government Agency links:
Contact senators, U.S. Representatives, State Governors and State Legislators Nation-wide.
Find information on bills before the Senate and Senate committees in Pennsylvania.
Contact Congressional members.
Group calls for action.
House of Representatives.
Pennsylvania's Governmental web site.
Helpful Links to improve Advocacy:
Social Security accessible format material.
PA. Department Of Labor's Links to Resources on Blindness and Low Vision
PA. Department of Labor's General Disability Resources page.
Public records via the Right to Know act in Pennsylvania.
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
The leadership of the 104th Congress directed the Library of Congress to make federal legislative information freely available to the public. Since that time, THOMAS has expanded the scope of its offerings to include more features and content on; Bills, Resolutions. Activity in Congress. Congressional Record. Schedules, Calendars. Committee Information. Presidential Nominations. Treaties. Government Resources. For Teachers.
To contact the Governmental Affairs Chairperson, maryanna@ptd.net