Legislative Action Committee
The Legislative Action committee ensures that UMD graduate students are in the minds of decision-makers on a local, state and federal level and assists in the communication process. The committee monitors legislation to see how it might affect graduate students and lobbies elected officials on behalf of graduate student's interests.
Committee Members (2021-2022)
Autumn Perkey, Chair and Speaker of the Assembly
Saeed Hadadan
Aaron Roth
Daniel Smolyak
Robert Dalka
Gabrielle Wy
Sean Stewart
Samuel Heller
Gabriel Vilarrubi

Annual Events
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Federal Advocacy Training
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Letter Writing Campaigns
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Lobby Day in Annapolis
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Policy-Relevant Research Showcase in Annapolis
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Targeted advocacy around labor rights, research funding, the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, immigration, and more
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Have more ideas?
Email the chair at perkey@umd.edu
Other Campus Graduate Advocacy Groups
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Fearless Student Employees (FSE)
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Graduate Assistant Advisory Committee (GAAC)
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Graduate Science Policy at UMD (GSP@UMD)
External Representation
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National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS)
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National Science Policy Network (NSPN)
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Student Advocates for Graduate Education (SAGE)
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University System of Maryland Student Council, labor and student fees committees (USMSC)




