The following is the chronological log of public
policy communications made by or on behalf of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers
—
United States of America (IEEE-USA) (and other organizational
units with IEEE) during the 111th Congress, 1st Session (2009), including testimonies, statements submitted
for the record of congressional hearings, formal comments provided in
response to public or regulatory notices, letters to
Federal policy makers forwarding recommendations on public policy issues, and Legislative
Alerts and similar notices of related government relations activities.
Current Action Alerts can be accessed by IEEE members via IEEE-USA's
Legislative Action Center.
Comments
to the Federal Communications Commission response to a notice of
inquiry soliciting input on the FCC's "A
National Broadband Plan for our Future" proposal.
Letter to
Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Senator Jeff Bingaman offering
recommendations on DOE funding for electricity
delivery workforce training. funded by the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
Coalition
letter to President Obama expressing support for continued strong
investments in federal S&T programs,
including those at NIST and DoD basic research.
Letter to
the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee supporting continued
use of nuclear energy as a major component
of a balanced portfolio of energy sources.
Letter to
House and Senate leaders forwarding IEEE-USA recommendations on
patent reform.
11 Feb.
2009
Coalition
letter to House and Senate leaders urging highest level of funding
possible for the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science in the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
11 Feb.
2009
Joint
letter to ASME and ASCE to House and Senate leaders urging support for
House-passed funding levels for key S&T programs in the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
11 Feb.
2009
Coalition
letter to House and Senate leaders urging support for the House-passed
funding levels for the National Science Foundation and the Department of
Energy Office of Science, and the investments in both bills for the
National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
10 Feb.
2009
STEM
Coalition letter to House and Senate leaders expressing support for
STEM education-related investments in the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
IEEE-USA policy documents can be obtained by written
request to the IEEE-USA, 2001 L Street, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, by phone
request to 202-785-0017, by fax request to 202-785-0835, or by e-mail request to c.brantley@ieee.org.
Copies of coalition letters/testimonies by the American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES), of
which the IEEE is a member, can be obtained on-line or by written request to AAES, 1111
19th Street, N.W., Suite 608, Washington, DC 20036, or by phone request to 202-296-2237.
