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Grassroots Efforts

Idaho AHMA members will at times be asked to participate in a grassroots effort to help NAHMA influence our Idaho Congressional Leaders to support issues critical to affordable housing or to oppose detrimental legislation. When action is required, NAHMA distributes a request for its Members to contact their Representatives. To make process easier, Talking Points and a Model Letter are included that can be customized.

Learn about NAHMA's Grassroots Action Center

Tools provided to assist Members in grassroots advocacy include:

  • FAQs on Grassroots Advocacy - Download FAQ pdf
  • Model Letter to customize for Congressional Representatives
  • Talking Points on the specific issues
  • Reference: Congressional Representatives - Click here for Idaho’s House of Representatives and Senators contact information.
  • Visit the NAHMA Grassroots Action Center - http://www.nahma.org/content/grassroots.html

From NAHMA’s Grassroots Action Center:

Please note that participating in a NAHMA request for communication with your Congressional representatives will not cause you to be considered a Lobbyist under federal guidelines. The definition for Lobbyist under federal guidelines is as follows, and all three conditions must be met:

Lobbyist: Any individual (1) who is either employed or retained by a client for financial or other compensation (2) whose services include more than one lobbying contact; and (3) whose “lobbying activities” constitute 20 percent or more of his or her services on behalf of that client during any three month period.

For a brief overview of the legislative process, please see “Tying It All Together: Learn about the Legislative Process” by clicking here: http://www.house.gov/house/Tying_it_all.shtml.


Archive of Grassroots Efforts

You must be a member of Idaho AHMA to view this archive of Grassroots Efforts.

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1 Contact Your Congressional Rep to Co-sign Section 8 Housing Letter (03/25/09) : Register to read more... 02/25/2009 3
2 Call Your Representatives to Support LIHTC and Affordable Rental Housing Provisions in H.R. 1 (02/11/09) : Register to read more... 02/11/2009 1
3 NAHMA's 2009 Affordable Housing Priorities (01/15/09) : Register to read more... 01/15/2009 4