Take an active role in your government. 

What your government does will impact your life and your business. You can shape your future and you can effect change.  Your representatives in Harrisburg and Washington D.C. want to hear from you.  Learn about the issues.  Let your legislators know how you will be affected. While the bill is still in committee, reach out to the committee chairs.  Here are some resources to help you:

Vote, but don't stop there.

Votespa.com - Register to vote, find out where to vote, absentee ballot, voting rights and election integrity.

Project Vote Smart - Non-Partisan information about political candidates, voting records, and legislative issues.

Read about the issues.

Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry - The Statewide Voice of Business

Pennsylvania Chamber Minute

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Small Business Watchdog - Official blog of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy.  Advocacy invites you to post your thoughts on this moderated blog, provided as a forum for the small business community.  Each week while Congress is in session the Office of Advocacy will post a highlights schedule of congressional hearings and committee markups that we think will be of interest to stakeholders in the small business community.

OpenCongress.org - The easiest way to organize around Congress--Free, Open Source, and Not-for-Profit

BalancedPolitics.org - A website dedicated to balanced, non-partisan discussion of important societal issues.

PA House Democratic Caucus

PA House Republican Caucus

PA Senate Democratic Caucus

PA Senate Republican Caucus

Contact Your Elected Officials

PA State Government Resources:

PA General Assembly - Links to members of the House, Senate, Standing Committees, Committee Meeting Schedules, Session Activity

State Agencies - Links to Agencies, Authorities, Boards, Commissions, Councils, Departments and Offices.

Subscribe to Daily Session Activity Emails/Individual Bill Updates

U.S. Government Resources:

U.S. Senate- Senators, Committees, Legislation and Records

Senate Active Legislation

U.S. House of Representatives - Representatives, Leadership, Committees, and Legislative Activity

House Active Legislation

U.S. Government Departments and Agencies - View an organizational directory of the U.S. government.