NGA ADVOCACY LIBRARY
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Economic Development & Revitalization Task Force Letter on Surface Transportation Reauthorization
The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader United ...

Letter on Council of Governors Recommendations on FEMA Reform
The Honorable Kristi NoemSecretary of Homeland Security2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Noem: As outlined ...

NGA Comments on FEMA Disaster Response Experiences
Governors are committed to partnering with FEMA to modernize and strengthen our national disaster response system; however, meaningful reform must ...

Letter to Secretary Noem on the FEMA Review Council
The Honorable Kristi NoemSecretary of Homeland Security2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Noem: As Co-Chairs ...

Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force Request Representation of Governors on FEMA Agency Review Council
The co-chairs of the National Governors Association (NGA) Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force wrote a letter to President ...

Economic Development and Revitalization Task Force Letter on FY25 Appropriations
The Honorable Patty MurrayChairSenate Committee on AppropriationsCapitol Building S-146AWashington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Susan CollinsVice ChairSenate Committee on AppropriationsCapitol Building ...

State and Local Government Leaders Urge Congress to Preserve the State and Local Cyber Security Grant Program
The Honorable Patty MurrayChairSenate Committee on AppropriationsCapitol Building S-146AWashington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Susan CollinsVice ChairSenate Committee on AppropriationsCapitol Building ...

Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force Letter on FY25 appropriations
The Honorable Patty MurrayChairSenate Committee on AppropriationsCapitol Building S-146AWashington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Susan CollinsVice ChairSenate Committee on AppropriationsCapitol Building ...

Education, Workforce and Community Investment Task Force FY25 Appropriations Priorities
The Honorable Patty MurrayChairSenate Committee on AppropriationsCapitol Building S-146AWashington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Susan CollinsVice ChairSenate Committee on AppropriationsCapitol Building ...

Letter to DOD on Maintaining Governor Authority of National Guard
"National Guard assets are critical components of states’ and territories’ responses to crises. Governors must maintain full authority as Commanders ...

Letter to DOD On Legislative Proposal 480
"The Council of Governors respectfully, and with the strongest terms, objects to the Department’s proposal, LP 480. We ask that ...

NGA Sends Letter Outlining WRDA Priorities
NGA sent a joint letter to the leaders of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works and the ...