Government Affairs and Advocacy

The Fort Madison Area Chamber of Commerce works to stay abreast of local issues, especially those that effect our businesses. Updates may be posted here during legislative sessions, but we also encourage you to use the links below for your own purposes:

City of Fort Madison

Agendas and Minutes for City Council and commissions can be found at http://www.fortmadison-ia.com/archive.aspx

Lee County

Learn about our County Board of Supervisors by visiting http://www.leecounty.org/offices/bos/index.htm

State of Iowa

Legislator Look-Up: All you have to do is type in your address to find out who is representing you at https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find

Need to take that a step further? Contact the Legislator representing the Fort Madison Area:

State Senator(s)

State Representative(s)

Want to research who is serving on a specific committee?
Legislative Committee Members listed at http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Committees/CommitteeInfo.aspx

Bill Check- Up: Need to keep an eye on a specific bill?
Visit http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Legislation.html

Need a refresher on all of this legislative lingo and other intricacies?
How a bill becomes a law: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/bill2law.htm
Guide to the Iowa General Assembly: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Central/LSB/Guides/gaguide.pdf

United States

http://www.usa.gov/ is the United States Government's official website featuring easy search functions, opportunities to sign up for e-updates and much more.

Iowa US Representatives:

Iowa US Senators:

Detailed legislative information is available thanks to the Library of Congress at http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php

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