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Congressional Committees, Environmental Organizations and Regulatory Agencies

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There are several ways to see which committees have held hearings or issued reports on your topic:

Electronic:

Lexis Nexis Congressional

Click on "Congressional Publications " then "Advanced" search.
Enter Search Terms (usually a manufacturing association)
Use pull-down menu (labled In) and select Witness affiliation
Note: This will provide a list of hearings and committees which have held hearings or issued reports about a given topic. It shows which Congressional committees have jurisdiction and influence on a topic.

From the House of Representatives web site.
Select the committee(s) identified in Lexis Nexis Congressional. Look for a description of the committee under "Jurisdiction".

From the Senate web site.
Select the committee(s) identified in Lexis Nexis Congressional. Look for a description of the committee under "about the Committee" link.

Print:

"Congressional Yellow Book", JK1010.W37

Find Relevant Environmental Organizations

Follow steps under Lexis Nexis Congressional, above.

Open up a relevant records from the results list.
Look for section titled “WITNESSES (and witness notations)”. Scan the list for:
- Environmental organizations involved with the topic. Ex: Environmental Defense Fund, etc.
- Find the organization's website and look for an "about us" link to determine the scope of their involvement in the industry or topic.

Find Responsible Agencies

Follow steps under Lexis Nexis Congressional, above.

Open up relevant records from the results list.
Look for section titled “WITNESSES (and witness notations)”. Scan the list for:
- Government Agency representatives.

Other Sources:

Browse the Sector Notebook for your product, and other publications on the Hold Shelf;
For a description of the agency, go to agency webpage: DOE (including EIA, OIT), EPA, etc. and look for an “about us” link.