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National Issues
Congressional Activities
The AVMA's Governmental Relations Division advocates the Association's policies and positions on federal legislative and regulatory issues that influence animal and human health and advance the veterinary medical profession.
Here you can find out about the legislative issues the AVMA is currently working on, tools for tracking bills and contacting Congress, and other resources to keep you on top of federal activities that impact the veterinary profession.
Federal Regulatory Activities
The U.S. Congress creates laws and delegates authority for implementation of the laws to federal regulatory agencies. The agencies then draft regulations for implementing the laws, and this process involves a public comment period. On behalf of members, the AVMA monitors, reviews, and responds to proposals made by federal regulatory agencies and published within the Federal Register that impact the profession and the practice of veterinary medicine.
Other National Activities
The AVMA engages in direct dialogue with nationwide non-profit organizations, as well as academic centers and companies, as part of AVMA's advocacy on national issues concerning the veterinary profession. The AVMA continually reaches out to these stakeholders to encourage non-profit, academic, and corporate development of policies and standards that will promote animal health and public health and that will benefit the practice of veterinary medicine.
State Issues
State Legislative Resources
Here you will find summaries of selected AVMA policies, state veterinary medical associations, AVMA federal and state government relations contacts, comprehensive issue papers, and tools to make your advocacy efforts more effective.
Get involved
About AVMAPAC
Through AVMAPAC, veterinarians are able to support the candidates who support the veterinary profession. In this way, AVMAPAC allows individual veterinarians to have a voice on a nationwide level that reaches far beyond their local communities. Find out more!
Your Guide to the AVMA-CAN Government Action Center
Did you know you can find your member of Congress, see where they stand on the issues that affect you and tell them how you feel, all without leaving the AVMA website? Check out our guide to the AVMA- CAN Government Action Center. It's the easiest way to take action on veterinary issues!
AVMA-CAN Government Action Center
Keep track of legislation affecting the veterinary profession with legislative alerts and updates, read summaries of key bills, find out how your legislators are voting, and how you can make a difference through the AVMA Congressional Advocacy Network.
AVMA Fellowship Program
The AVMA Fellowship Program offers veterinarians the opportunity to spend a year in Washington, D.C. working in the federal government as a scientific resource.
AVMA Student Externships
The AVMA is offering $1,200 stipends for the 2011 calendar year for up to ten veterinary students to spend four weeks in Washington, D.C. as externs. Selected externs will have a unique opportunity to observe the veterinary profession from an "inside the beltway" perspective.
Listen Up, Legislators: The Keys to Success
Your participation in the political arena matters to you, your profession and your business. Learn why—and learn how to deliver a message to an elected official.
Public policy opportunities for veterinarians
Veterinarians are encouraged and welcome to become involved first hand in public policy making and advancing AVMA's legislative agenda by spending time at AVMA's office in Washington, D.C. Contact us for more information.
Newsletters
The AVMA Advocate
Stay up-to-date on what the AVMA is doing in Washington, D.C., with crucial and timely information about legislation that affects how you do your job, the money you make, the money you're allowed to keep, and the rules and regulations that say what you can and can't do.
AccessPAC
Learn about legislative issues of concern to veterinary medicine; the AVMA Political Action Committee; what candidates the PAC supports and why; how good a job your senators and representatives are doing for you; and other information that can help make you a more effective advocate for your profession. (Due to federal election law, this newsletter is not available to student members.)
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