Advocating for issues involving children and youth is an important part of the work of the National PTA. The National PTA maintains an office in Washington, D.C., in order to more closely follow legislation and issues being discussed by Congress. This office is known as the National PTA's Office of Governmental Relations (OGR). The staff at this office is very knowledgeable in legislative affairs and provides information to members through the website and weekly electronic updates.

This Week in Washington Newsletter
The National PTA distributes electronically a weekly newsletter that describes the current week's activities in Washington. Previous issues of the Newsletter are available for viewing on the National PTA website. To view the Newsletter online or register to receive the Newsletter via email, go to: www.pta.org/ia_newsletters.html

What are the Issues?
Background information and the PTA's position on specific issues can be found at: www.pta.org/ia_issues.html

Updated Bills in Congress
To find out the status of bills currently being considered in Congress that are of special interest to the National PTA, go to: capwiz.com/npta2/issues/bills

Taking Action
To get a list of legislative alerts and "hot" issues and for a fast, easy way to send e-mail to your congressmen, go to: capwiz.com/npta2/home/

National PTA's Office of Governmental Relations (OGR) can be reached by calling
(888) 4-ALL-KDS (425-5537) or contact the National PTA Office at info@pta.org.