Policy Publications
The Capitol Update weekly newsletter provides the latest legislative and regulatory news and our Positions Statements communicate the independent views of various segments of the Society — or the Society as a whole — to our nation’s policymakers on various technical issues.
Capitol Update
ASME Capitol Update is published weekly on the ASME website and as an electronic newsletter focused on legislative and regulatory news of interest to the engineering community. View the latest issue
Position Statements
Position statements are effective for communicating the independent views of various segments of the Society—or the Society as a whole—to policymakers who are confronted with decisions on a wide variety of technical issues. Government Relations must work closely with ASME Sector units on the development of position statements. Review the latest statements
Policy Publications
ASME Government Relations conducts congressional briefings to inform Members of Congress and their staff about engineering, science and technology aspects of current public policy issues
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