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Groups Thank House of Representatives Members for Voting to Allow Congressional Staff the Right to Organize

30 Groups Write to Speaker Pelosi in Support of the Speaker Pay Order on Staff Pay Floor

Letter Signed by 78 Organizations and 24 Individuals Urges House Leadership to Adopt the Resolution Allowing House Staff to Unionize

A Dozen Organizations Endorse A Letter of Support for House CAO Staff Benefits Study

Demand Progress FY 2022 Testimony Concerning Review of Legislative Branch Salaries and Creation of an Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the Senate; Prepared by Demand Progress, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, for the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee for FY 2022

Pay Congressional Staff More! Says Bipartisan Group of 30 Orgs to House Approps

Coalition Sends Letter of Support to Capitol Hill Staff After the Events of January 6th

Demand Progress Recommendations for Reforming House Rules – 117th Congress

A Primer on Congressional Staff Clearances

Recommendations for Improving Congressional Funding Processes

Demand Progress Letter to House Ethics on Outside Fellows

Former Members of Congress Join Transparency Organizations in Urging Senate Appropriators to Increase Legislative Branch Funding

WASHINGTON POST: New lawmakers pressure Congress to treat staff, interns better to bring more diversity to Capitol Hill

ROLL CALL: Child Care Woes and Waitlists Continue for Capitol Hill Parents

FEDSCOOP: Future Congress will ‘facilitate better coordination’ between advocates for tech expertise on the Hill