Action Center

Take advocacy action on the current issues
Action Center allows you follow the latest issues and make your opinion known. Follow the instructions on the screen to easily communicate with your elected officials.

Legislators

Find Your Legislator
Find out who represents you just by typing in your address!

Contact Your Legislator
Need to express yourself? Here's where to write and call. Also shows who's sponsoring which bills.

Legislative Committee Membership
Find out who's on first, or at least who's on the Judiciary Committee!

House & Senate Action

Live Debate
Listen to House and Senate debate live online. (Requires free download of Microsoft Media Player 9).

Daily House & Senate Calendars
Details the day's scheduled activities in both the House & Senate.
House: www.legis.state.ia.us/Current/TH.html
Senate www.legis.state.ia.us/Current/TS.html

House & Senate Daily Debate Calendars
Lists of bills eligible for debate each day. Bills not listed are not yet eligible for debate.
House: www.legis.state.ia.us/Current/HDD.html
Senate: www.legis.state.ia.us/Current/SDD.html

Session Calendar
Timetable showing deadlines (funnels) and other important dates. Changes frequently early in the session.

Track House & Senate Action
Daily gavel-to-gavel record of actions in the House & Senate. Updated every 15 minutes.
House: www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/House/HAction
Senate: www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/Senate/SAction

Bill Watching Tools

Check on a Bill (instantly updated)
You can review all current actions on bills at this site, including amendments.

Set Up Your Own Bill Watch
Track the bills you're interested in with this free bill tracker.

Legislature 101 Refresher Course - Get the basics with these Legislative Information Office publications

How A Bill Becomes a Law

Guide to the General Assembly

Legislative Lingo

Here are some links to federal government info online:

• www.firstgov.gov - The US Government's official web portal
• thomas.loc.gov - Online source for info about the US Congress
• www.opencrs.com - Congressional Research Reports available to the public!