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NSPS are the voice of the professional surveying community in the US and its territories. Through its affiliation agreements with the respective state surveying societies, NSPS has a strong constituency base through which it communicates directly with lawmakers, agencies, and regulators at both the national and state levels. NSPS monitors and comments on legislation, regulation, and policies that have potential impact on the activities of its members and their clients, and collaborates with a multitude of other organizations within the geospatial community on issues of mutual interest. Day on the Hill 2025 With 83 attendees, 170 meetings, and representation from 43 states and D.C., 2025’s NSPS Day on the Hill wasn’t just a talking shop — it was a full-on advocacy mission. Highlights from the March 2025 Government Affairs Update: 📍Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for soldiers, sailors, and airmen and women entering civilian life with surveying experience in the military. 📍Protection of Professional Licensing 📍Monument Preservation 📍Strong defense of professional licensing in the face of sweeping reform proposals. 📍Advocacy for geospatial programs like 3DEP, Digital Coast, and NSRS modernization. 📍Legislative wins on coastal mapping, sinkhole mapping, and the Geospatial Workforce Pilot to help veterans transition into surveying. 📍Ongoing pressure for the implementation of the FLAIR Act, ensuring better access to accurate federal land data. 📍Continued leadership in protecting GPS infrastructure and promoting the surveying profession in national policy. This is what boots-on-the-ground advocacy looks like when surveyors show up, speak up, and shape the future of our profession. Want the full update? Here you go; strong coffee is required for this long read: Further advocacy reading: The NSPS Political Action Committtee (PAC) A message from Jon P. Warren, NSPS PAC ChairmanThe NSPS political action committee (NSPS PAC) is the political arm of NSPS and the surveying profession in Washington, DC. By law, no NSPS funds can be used for political campaign purposes. That’s where the NSPS PAC comes in. NSPS must rely on the generous, voluntary, personal contributions to the PAC from individual surveyors. The NSPS PAC is the legal, ethical and professional way for membership organizations, such as NSPS to engage in our great political process. The PAC helps build a better future for the surveying profession by pooling personal contributions from individual NSPS members and contributes to the election campaigns of deserving candidates and incumbents for Federal office based on their records, policy positions, and leadership responsibilities. The NSPS PAC is a fund that helps elect candidates whose positions are most in line with those of the surveying community. It helps ensure that our representatives in Washington take responsible positions on legislative issues to grow our economy and recognize the important role surveyors play in the market and government policy. By pooling resources, NSPS PAC provides support and impact far greater than by an individual. Additionally, candidates who receive NSPS PAC contributions recognize they have support within the surveying profession, a constituency whose interests they'll be likely to serve. Your contribution not only allows NSPS to directly support candidates whose positions are most in line with those of the surveying community. Take a look at the NSPS government affairs reports to see the depth and breadth of the society’s engagement in legislation and policy in our Nation’s Capital. Much of this effectiveness is made possible by responsive, dedicated elected officials in Congress who work with NSPS for good government. An individual (and spouse) may each contribute up to $5,000 per year ($10,000 total) to the NSPS PAC, according to federal election law. Personal, individual contributions of any amount $25, $50, $75, $100 $200, $250, $500, $1,000, whatever you can afford, up to the limit, are encouraged. There’s an old saying, you either take part, or you get taken apart. It’s our government! Politics is NOT a spectator sport. Take part in the surveying profession today by making a contribution to the NSPS PAC. Please use a personal credit card to make a contribution today. Or, join the Jefferson Club, a special group of dedicated surveyors who contribute $500 per year to the NSPS PAC. Click here for Jefferson Club donation. Or send a personal check to NSPS PAC. This information required by Federal regulations. Please make your contribution on a personal check or credit card. Corporate contributions are prohibited by law. U.S. citizens only. Contributions to the NSPS PAC are not deductible as charitable donations on Federal income tax returns. An individual may contribute up to $5,000 ($10,000 per couple) per year to the NSPS PAC, according to federal election law. Authorized by NSPS PAC. NSPS PAC Statement on the results of the 2024 Elections - Click Here Would you like to support this important work? |
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