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Last Chance to Meet with Your Federal Legislators
While federal legislators are back home during their summer recess from August 5 – September 6, 乐竞体育赛事直播 members should take the opportunity to schedule meetings to discuss issues important to our industry. Protecting the real estate management industry requires work all year-round.
Learn more about how to schedule and prepare for a meeting and the issues to discuss by going to 乐竞体育赛事直播’s In-District Program initiative.
Face-to-face meeting with elected representatives, or a key member of their staff, is the best way to teach them about your concerns and, ideally, influence their decisions.
If you have already participated in a meeting, or have one scheduled, please submit the meeting details to [email protected].
Muller Testimony Can’t Eclipse 乐竞体育赛事直播’s Congressional Briefing
While some members of Congress were attending Robert Muller’s testimony on July 24th, 75 Congressional staffers attended 乐竞体育赛事直播’s Congressional Briefing in D.C. Amy Hedgecock, CPM, 乐竞体育赛事直播’s Legislative and Public Policy (LPP) Committee Chair, points out that “It’s important to have these events, as it allows us an opportunity to directly communicate property management issues to the people writing and voting on the legislation that affects our industry.” Full article
Key Contact Program
A new resource added to our Public Policy webpage is our Key Contact initiative. Becoming a Key Contact allows 乐竞体育赛事直播 members another opportunity to get involved in our advocacy efforts. It also provides 乐竞体育赛事直播 staff with access to valuable "go-to" contacts who have cultivated relationships with key legislators that may bolster our advocacy efforts. Key Contacts can play a vital role in helping to educate and engage lawmakers on legislation, regulation, or other actions on Capitol Hill that impact the property management industry. Learn more
Additional Features to the Public Policy Page
Have you visited the Public Policy page recently? New resources and programs that have been added include:
- Public Policy webinars – Quarterly webinars free to members – upcoming webinars and recordings of past webinars are posted
- In-District Meeting program – Updated and user-friendly information on how to schedule and conduct successful legislative meetings
- Coalition Letters – 乐竞体育赛事直播 participates in a number of coalitions, and letters that 乐竞体育赛事直播 has signed onto addressing legislative and regulatory issues affecting the real estate industry can be found here
For more information, check out our Advocacy Resources Guide or visit irem.org/advocacy
Professional Certification Coalition
For over a year, 乐竞体育赛事直播 has worked with the Professional Certification Coalition (PCC) to address efforts in 38 states to enact legislation that would undermine certifications offered by non-governmental certification organizations such as 乐竞体育赛事直播.
For more information, view the First Year Highlights or visit
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