Links to Organizations for Advocacy and Governments

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Canada
United States
Other countries to be added.
Major Genealogical Organizations Involved with Advocacy

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U.S. Legislative Representatives and Libraries / Archives

To find a U.S. Senator, select your state in the "Find Your Senators" box, then click "Go" on this page on the senate.gov website.

To find a U.S. Representative, enter your five-digit zip code in the "Find You Representatives" drop-down box, then click "Go" on this page on the house.gov website.

To locate a specific bill, enter search words or browse by the name of the senator or representative sponsoring a bill on this page on the thomas.loc.gov website.

Location	Legislature	Library/Archives	Friends of State Library/Archives
United States	http://senate.gov/ http://house.gov/	Library of Congress U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Alabama	http://www.legislature.state.al.us/	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alaska	http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/	Alaska State Archives
Arizona	http://www.azleg.state.az.us/
Arkansas	http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/	Arkansas History Commission
California	http://www.legislature.ca.gov/
Colorado	http://www.leg.state.co.us/
Connecticut	http://www.cga.ct.gov/
Delaware	http://legis.delaware.gov/
D.C.	http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/
Florida	http://www.leg.state.fl.us/ Welcome/index.cfm
Georgia	http://www.legis.state.ga.us/
Guam	http://www.guamlegislature.com/
Hawaii	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/
Idaho	http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/
Illinois	http://www.illinois.gov/government/ gov_legislature.cfm
Indiana	http://www.in.gov/legislative/
Iowa	http://www.legis.iowa.gov/
Kansas	http://www.kslegislature.org/
Kentucky	http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/home.htm
Louisiana	http://www.legis.state.la.us/
Maine	http://www.maine.gov/legis/
Maryland	http://mlis.state.md.us/
Massachusetts	http://www.malegislature.gov/
Michigan	http://www.legislature.mi.gov/
Minnesota	http://www.leg.state.mn.us/
Mississippi	http://www.ls.state.ms.us/	Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Missouri	http://www.moga.mo.gov/
Montana	http://leg.mt.gov/css/default.asp
Nebraska	http://nebraskalegislature.gov/
Nevada	http://www.leg.state.nv.us/
New Hampshire	http://gencourt.state.nh.us/
New Jersey	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
New Mexico	http://www.nmlegis.gov/
New York	http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils/ legislature/legis.html
North Carolina	http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/ homePage.pl
North Dakota	http://www.legis.nd.gov/
Northern Mariana Islands	http://www.cnmileg.gov.mp/
Ohio	http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/
Oklahoma	http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/
Oregon	http://www.leg.state.or.us/
Pennsylvania	http://www.legis.state.pa.us/	Pennsylvania State Archives
Puerto Rico	http://www.oslpr.org/english/
Rhode Island	http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/
South Carolina	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/
South Dakota	http://legis.state.sd.us/
Tennessee	http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/
Texas	http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/	Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC)	Friends of Library and Archives of Texas
Utah	http://le.utah.gov/
Vermont	http://www.leg.state.vt.us/
Virginia	http://legis.state.va.us/
Virgin Islands (U.S.)	http://www.legvi.org/
Washington	http://www1.leg.wa.gov/ legislature/
West Virginia	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
Wisconsin	http://www.legis.state.wi.us/
Wyoming	http://legisweb.state.wy.us/

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Canadian and Provincial Governments and Organizations

To find out names of Ministers and Members of Parliament and activities of the Canadian Senate and House of Commons use:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/index.asp?Language=E and
http://canada.gc.ca/directories/direct_e.html

Location	Parliament	Library / Archives	Other
Canada	http://canada.gc.ca/	Library and Archives of Canada
Alberta	http://www.gov.ab.ca/
British Columbia	http://www.gov.bc.ca/
Manitoba	http://www.gov.mb.ca/
New Brunswick	http://www.gnb.ca/
Newfoundland/Labrador	http://www.gov.nf.ca/
Northwest Territories	http://www.gov.nt.ca/
Nova Scotia	http://www.gov.ns.ca/
Nunavut	http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/
Ontario	http://www.gov.on.ca/
Prince Edward Island	http://www.gov.pe.ca/
Québec	http://www.gouv.qc.ca/
Saskatchewan	http://www.gov.sk.ca/
Yukon	http://www.gov.yk.ca/

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Major Genealogical Organizations Involved with Advocacy

Each of the linked sites has a major focus on records and access. Current postings generally cover some of the hottest issues. Archived postings contain a history and background on issues past and present. Use these links to learn more.

Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC)
International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies
Massachusetts Genealogical Council

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