Government Affairs Updates
ACSM, actively promotes, monitors, influences and protects the interest of the surveying and mapping professions in the Federal legislative and regulatory arenas through a governmental affairs program.
2007 Spring Semi-Annual Report Joint Government Affairs Committee Meeting
St. Louis, MO. March 9, 2007
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ACSM’s Government Affairs consultant Laurence Socci monitors and reports on Federal government activities of interest and concern to our members. The consultant also works closely with the members of the ACSM Government Affairs Committee and Executive Director to represent the members’ interests before Congress and the Executive Branch.
ACSM represents the professions in government policy making bodies such as:
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
National Geodetic Survey (NGS), and
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC).
ACSM represents the professions in such international forums as:
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
International Cartographic Association (ICA)
If you would like to find out more about the work the JGAC is doing, please sign up for the government affairs update which will be emailed to you by simply by sending your request to: trisha.milburn@acsm.net If the committee can help you in any way, click here to contact anyone of the JGAC members listed . We would be happy to hear from you.
For additional information, contact:
Government Affairs Director
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
6 Montgomery Village Avenue, Suite #403
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Phone: 240/632-9716, ext.106
Fax: 240/632/1321
Status of the NAFTA Committee’s work
Department of Labor's position on Davis-Bacon Act 
Federal Government Resources on the Web:
United States Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Status of Legislation (Library of Congress)
Who is my Representative in Congress?
Official U.S. Executive Branch Web Sites
The White House
National Council of State Legislatures Web Site