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How to Find Legislation to Write About
Guidelines for Written Testimony
(3–5 pages long, double spaced, 12 font Times New Roman)
You can choose a bill (legislation) that is before Congress in Washington DC, or that is before the Massachusetts state legislature or if you live in another state, before your state legislature. The bill you choose should have implications for cost, quality, and/or access to health care.
For example, you may want to testify on a health reform bill that is before Congress, like a Medicare for All proposal. You can be for or against or recommend some modifications to the legislation. You can see examples of actual testimony at the links on the Moodle page.
Or you may want to choose a bill before a state legislature. In Massachusetts, go to the state legislature’s website and look for legislation listed under one of the Joint Committees like Public Health, Health Care Financing, Children and Families, Elder Affairs Mental Health and Substance Use. The Mass. Legislature’s website is at Malegislature.gov.
Another way to identify legislation is to go to the website of an advocacy organization/special interest group and select a bill on the legislative agenda of that group. It can be a national organization (like the American Public Health Association) or one that is state-specific (like the Mass. Public Health Association). Many interest groups have both a national organization (that lobbies for federal legislation) and a state affiliate (that lobbies for state legislation). There are many nursing interest groups on the federal level, such as the American Nurses Association, and Nurses United, and they usually have state affiliates.
Helpful links
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcvukGnGWuk
2. https://lmscontent.embanet.com/RC/MSHA/HP609/Transcripts/HP609_Tips_on_Testifying_Before_a_Legislative_Committee_Transcript.html
3. https://lmscontent.embanet.com/RC/MSHA/HP609/Docs/HP609_Example_1_of_Written_Testimony.docx