Welcome to ACTE National Policy Seminar

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Welcome to ACTE National Policy Seminar

• New Attendees Briefing
• March 9, 2008
• 900 a.m.- 1015 a.m.

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New Attendees Briefing

• How a bill becomes a law
• Budget and Appropriations cycle 101
• NPS notebooks
• Successful advocate on and off the Hill

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How a Bill Becomes a Law
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How a Bill Becomes a Law
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The Federal Budget/Appropriations Process
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Budget Committee

• Receive budget proposals from the President
• Receive budget views and requests from
  authorizing committees
• Produce budget resolutions
• Set a spending ceiling for each budget category

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Appropriations Committee

• Power of the Purse
• Produce bills that define specific funding
  allocations make line-item budget decisions
• 13 Subcommittees in House and Senate

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Budget Timeline

• February President releases budget request
• March/April House and Senate work to complete
  budget resolutions by April 15
• May-July Appropriations committees set
  discretionary funding levels
• September Final appropriations bills passed and
  signed by President
• October 1 beginning of federal fiscal year

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NPS Legislative Handbook
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How to be a successful advocate

• Be Prepared!
• State your case with examples
• Data with personal touches
• Follow Up! Follow Up! Follow Up!

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What is lobbying?

• Merriam-Webster defines lobby as
• to conduct activities aimed at influencing
  public officials and especially members of a
  legislative body on legislation

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What is lobbying?

• What situations are lobbying and which are not?

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In Conclusion

• Good Luck!!
• Always remember
• YOU ARE THE EXPERT!!!!
• Please contact
• Jamie Baxter
• Advocacy Manager
• ACTE
• jbaxter_at_acteonline.org