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Legislative Resources

Contacting Your Legislators

Find Your Legislator - click here

   Lists of Legislators:
   ·  Home Contacts - House & Senate
   · Legislative Leadership
     · Senate E-Mails
     · House E-Mails
     · Contact for various legislative agencies

   Get to Know Your Legislators:
     · Legislator Profiles
                   House - Democrats & Republicans
                   Senate - Democrats & Republicans
     · Committees by Representative
     · Committees by Senator
     · Subcommittee assignments by legislator
     · Maps & District Information

Contacting Your Legislators at the Capitol

· Calling your Representative: (515) 281-3221

· Calling your Senator: (515) 281-3371

· Mailing Address: State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa 50319

General Information

   Follow the Legislature - LIVE!
   · Listen to the Legislature - House & Senate
     · Live Chamber Action - House & Senate
     · Twitter & RSS Feeds

Read & Track Bills

· Bill Request Log (list of bills requested by legislators)

· Bill Tracking Tools

· Copies of Bills (Legislative Bill Book)

· Search for a Bill

· Create your own customized Bill Tracking List

· Session Daily (all actions taken on any given day)

· Clip Sheets (amendments each day)- Senate & House

· Bills Currently Eligible for Debate

· Appropriations Tracking

· Appropriation Bill Analysis

   Committee Listings
     · House & Senate Committees
     · House & Senate Budget Subcommittees
     · Permanent Statutory Committees (meet year round)
     · Interim Committees (meet when legislators not in session)
     · Committee Reports - Senate & House

    Other Information
     · Iowa Code (laws)
     · Iowa Administrative Code (state agency rules)
     · Iowa Constitution
     · Lobbyist Information
     · Subscribe to legislative email publications

NOTE: Iowa's legislative website has moved to www.legis.iowa.gov.

Calendars

Session Calendars
· 2012 Session Timetable

· Social Calendar

· Capitol Complex Events Calendar

Weekly Calendars
· House & Senate

Daily Calendar

· House ("Today in the House")

· Senate ("Today in the Senate")

   Committee Schedules
     · Daily Schedules - House & Senate
     · Two-Week Schedules - House & Senate

    Subcommittee Schedules
   · Daily Schedules - House & Senate
     · Two-Week Schedules - House & Senate

Interim Committee Schedules

· Schedule

· Interim Briefings & Reports

Educational Resources

· Redistricting Information

· Guide to the General Assembly

· Organizational Chart of Legislature

· What is a Legislator?

· How an Idea Becomes a Law

· How a Bill Becomes a Law

· Iowa Budget Process

· Appropriations Chart

· Virtual Tour of Capitol

   · Games & Other Educational Stuff
     · Iowa Legislature vs. US Congress
   · Ask a Librarian!
     · Iowa Legislature vs. Congress

Popular Federal Links

· Iowa's Congressional Delegation

· President/White House

· US House of Representatives

· US Senate

· Library of Congress

· Thomas - Congressional Information on Internet

· Federal Judical Center
· US Government

Political Links

· Iowa Democratic Party

· Republican Party of Iowa

· Democratic National Committee
· Republican National Committe