Policy Tools
Communicating with Congress
Through its Public Affairs Office, ESA brings issues of concern to the ecological community to the attention of policy makers. These issues fall into two main categories: (1) advocating for strong federal support for science and education overall and ecology in particular and (2) informing policy decisions with scientific information based on the expertise of ESA 's members.
Tip Sheet: Correspondence and Personal Visits
Key Congressional Committees with jurisdiction over agencies of interest to the ecological community
National Science Foundation:
- House Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Science and Technology Committee
- Senate Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
- Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation
Department of Energy:
- House Energy & Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Science Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
- Senate Energy & Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee
- Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
Department of Interior:
- House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- House Natural Resources Committee
- Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Environmental Protection Agency:
- House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Senate Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration:
- House Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Natural Resources Committee
- Senate Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Department of Education:
- House Labor, HHS , Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Education and Labor Committee
- Senate Labor, HHS , Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
- Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee
House contact information
Senate contact information
Congressional Calendar
Federal Register Notices (e.g. proposed rules on wetlands, etc.)
Federal Budget Information
- Biological and Ecological Sciences in the FY 2008 Budget
- Latest Congressional Budget Action Fiscal Year 2007
Policy Action for Ecological Scientists
Click on the template fy 2008 below to prepare letters to your legislators.
ESA Policy Training Workshops
- Step Up, Speak Up: Policy Training Workshop (Montreal 2005)
- Public Policy Workshop at UMD ( ESA /ASLO Solomons Island, MD 2005)
- Policy Training Workshop (OBFS/ ESA /AIBS Appledore Island, ME 2004)
