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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.

2026 Congressional Visits Day

Thanks to those who helped make our 2026 advocacy headline event a success. Want to join us in 2027? Stay tuned for announcements about awards and deadlines.

2026 CVD photos

A CVD 2026 team meets with a legislative staffer

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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

"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

"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

"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

June 2026

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