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Congressional Visits Day

Bring your expertise to Washington, D.C.

Scientists, students, and certified professionals are highly effective advocates for food, agriculture, and natural resources research funding. Our annual Congressional Visits Day gives ASA, CSSA, and SSSA members an opportunity to engage with Capitol Hill and show the value and impact of research funding.

Society members with an interest in science advocacy can apply to participate in Congressional Visits Day.

2027 Congressional Visits Day

The next Congressional Visits Day will take place March 15–18, 2027 in Washington, D.C.

  • March 15: Travel 
  • March 16: Advocacy training
  • March 17: Capitol Hill visits
  • March 18: Travel 

Apply for an award

Applications for Congressional Visits Day (CVD) Awards will be open Sept. 29 through Dec. 3. These awards help support participation in CVD and ensure scientists’ voices are represented in conversations with policymakers. If you’re interested in joining CVD in March, we encourage you to apply during the awards window.

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2026 CVD by the numbers

 

50+
Society members and CCAs joined the event

90
Meetings held in Congressional offices

27
States represented

 

 

What makes Congressional Visits Day special?

What CVD participants say

Michael Thompson
Michael Thompson

"I have learned so much today. The event itself has been really well organized by the Societies, and that means that I'm coming here feeling confident and able to communicate what's important to communicate to the members of Congress."



Michael Thompson

Soil scientist
2024 President, Soil Science Society of America
 

Karina Morales
Karina Morales

"CVD is an incredible experience, to learn how to generalize your research into terms that the everyday person can understand. ... You have the opportunity to advocate and to successfully tell the story of why agriculture is so important to our security and life."


Karina Morales

Plant molecular biologist

Sarah Brinkley
Sarah Brinkley

"Congressional Visits Day is a wonderful opportunity to meet like-minded scientists across the ag sector as well as those who are doing outreach on the ground with farmers. Expanding my professional network through events like this is really impactful."


Sarah Brinkley

Postdoctoral fellow, horticultural sciences

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