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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!
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 Congressional Science Fellowships
The AVMA's Congressional Science Fellowships offer 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.
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.
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