November 10, 2021
2 - 4:15 p.m. ET
Virtual
Usually hundreds of pages long, analyzing the potential impact of a Congressional bill on your industry is often a challenging but essential task. Our experts will share tips for making the process easier, as well as outline ways to effectively communicate the impact to internal and external stakeholders to get the engagement you need to succeed.
Featured Topic & Speakers
2019 saw the most Congressional bills introduced in over 40 years. 2020 featured legislative battles for the history books. Our experts will help simplify legislative analysis by providing tips, tricks and tools for:
- Analyzing Congressional bills to determine the impact on your organization
- Assessing when a bill is worth responding to, internally or externally
- Distilling a bill’s meaning into compelling, comprehensive summaries and graphs that generate engagement from your stakeholders, such as your C-suite or grassroots advocates
Stephen Salfeety
Senior Director, Legislative Research and Analysis
FiscalNote / CQ Roll Call
Charlene Carter
Committees Editor, Legislative Research and Analysis
FiscalNote / CQ Roll Call
Cody W. Lyon
Managing Director, Advocacy and Political Affairs
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kellie Adesina
Director, Federal Government Affairs
Bayer Corporation
This program is eligible for 2 Grassroots Credits toward the PAC & Grassroots Management Certificate, 2 Specialization credits toward the Certificate in Government Relations and Lobbying and 2 Core Credits toward the Certificate in Public Affairs Management.
Agenda
2:00-3:00 p.m.- Tracking, analyzing, and assessing bills
Analyzing lengthy Congressional bills to determine the potential impact on your industry is a challenging but essential task. In this session our experts will share tips for making the process easier, including how to:
- Review the basic components, structure, and pathway of a Congressional bill
- Analyze Congressional bills to determine the impact on your organization
- Assess when a bill is worth responding to, internally or externally
Stephen Salfeety
Senior Director, Legislative Research and Analysis
FiscalNote / CQ Roll Call
Charlene Carter
Committees Editor, Legislative Research and Analysis
FiscalNote / CQ Roll Call
Kellie Adesina
Director, Federal Government Affairs
Bayer Corporation
3:00-3:15 p.m.- Break
3:15-4:00 p.m.- Distilling and communicating bills to stakeholders
Understanding the meaning and impact of a Congressional bill is only half the process. You also need to distill complex policy, procedural, and political implications to stakeholders in a way that is meaningful and generates engagement. This task can be particularly complicated if a bill is getting attention in the media. In this session you will hear insights about:
- Distilling a bill’s meaning into compelling, comprehensive summaries for both internal and external stakeholders, such as your C-suite or grassroots advocates
- Creating corresponding graphs and other visuals that generate the engagement from your stakeholders that you want to see
- Responding to controversy or divided reactions to a bill
Cody W. Lyon
Managing Director, Advocacy and Political Affairs
American Farm Bureau Federation
4:15 p.m – Adjourn
Event Location
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Register
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- Non-Members: $399
Additional discounts may apply to this meeting. These discounts may include:
For multiple registrants: A discount will apply to the standard member/non-member rate for organizations that register two or more participants for the same meeting. The first registrant will pay full price, the second participant will receive a 10% discount and each additional registrant will receive a 15% discount. To register multiple participants, you may either register online or download the print and fax registration form.
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