Federal Priorities and Issues

The League's Federal Priorities, copies of letters and sample letters, and additional federal legislative information are accessible below.

Federal Resources

• 2013 League Federal Priorities
• Issue Paper - Innovative Water Infrastructure Financing
• Issue Paper - Maintain Critical Federal Funding Resources
• Issue Paper - Protect Local Authority and Revenue

2013 Federal Letters and Background Papers

• League Letter - Support for the Marketplace Fairness Act (04/23/2013)
• League Letter - Support for the Marketplace Fairness Act (03/20/2013)
• Sample Letter - Support for the Marketplace Fairness Act (03/21/13)
• Sample Letter - Keep Tax Exemption for Municipal Bonds (03/14/2013)
• Sample Resolution- Support Preservation of Tax Exemption for Municipal Bonds (03/14/2013)
• Talking Points - Support Preservation of Tax Exemption for Municipal Bonds (03/14/2013)
   

2012 Federal Sequestration

Advocacy tools and webinar materials.
 

2012 Federal Letters

• League Federal Use Tax Working Group - Final Report
• League Letter - Keep Tax-Exempt Status for Municipal Bonds (12/06/2012)
• Sample Letter - Keep Tax-Exempt Status for Municipal Bonds (12/06/2012)
• League and CSAC Letter - S 1832 Marketplace Fairness Act and HR 3179 Marketplace Equity Act (10/18/2012)
• League Letter - HR 5870 Disaster Declaration Improvement Act (08/06/2012)
• Sample Letter - HR 5870 Disaster Declaration Improvement Act
• League Letter - MAP-21: Transportation Reauthorization Conference Committee (06/21/2012)
• League Letter - Transportation Reauthorization Priorities Conference Committee (04/27/2012)
• League Letter - AEIJA: House Transportation Reauthorization Proposal (02/21/2012)
• League Letter - MAP-21: Senate Transportation Reauthorization Proposal (02/13/2012)

2011 Federal Letters

• League Letter - Brownfield Remediation and Economic Development Loan Guarantee Program (09/22/2011)
• League Letter - HR 1746: The Community Access Preservation Act (07/7/2011)
• League Letter - Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program and Byrne/JAG (07/06/2011)
• League Letter - HR 1433: The Private Property Rights Implementation Act (07/06/2011)
• League Letter - Full FY 2012 Funding for Critical Federal Programs (05/18/2011)
• League Letter - S 543: Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011 (03/23/2011)
• Sample Letter - S 543: Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011

Helpful Links

• California Congressional List
• National League of Cities
• Federal Government
• United States Congress
• United States Senate
• Federal Legislation - Thomas