National Society of Professional Engineers - Government Relations

Government Relations

NSPE encourages the political involvement of members by helping them establish strategic alliances to advance legislative and regulatory solutions of importance to professional engineers.

• NSPE’s Political Action Committee is a nonpartisan entity that allows members to offer financial support to congressional candidates responsive to the profession's interests.
• NSPE’s Engineer Advocates program facilitates the involvement of engineers at the grassroots level of the political process.
• The Legislative Action Center allows members to identify and contact their federal, state, and local elected officials about issues important to them as engineers. The service also provides bill tracking, voting records, information on registering to vote, and tips for communicating effectively with legislators.
• NSPE’s Issue Briefs include information on a variety of federal and state legislative and regulatory issues of importance to professional engineers. Each brief includes a summary of the NSPE position, background information, and references to more detailed NSPE documents.
• NSPE’s official statements, approved by the Board of Directors, are available for review on topics such as infrastructure, competitiveness, hazardous waste management, water resources, and wetlands protection.