Real progress happens when members like you share your expertise and personal stories. Many in Congress are still unfamiliar with the importance of sleep research—your voice can help change that. As a constituent, your input carries weight, and legislators want to hear from you.

You don’t need to be a policy expert or commit huge amounts of time to get involved. Here are a few quick steps to get started:

  1. Find your legislators’ local office info at www.house.gov and www.senate.gov
  2. Call/email to schedule the local meeting on behalf of sleep community
  3. Print leave-behind materials to bring to meeting (House and/or DoD)
  4. Arrive early for meeting
  5. Share your story and use the leave-behind materials to ask for your legislator’s support
  6. Get their business card and send “thank you” email afterward
  7. Important: Report back on how it went! Email your Washington Advocate, Dane Christensen at: christiansen@hmcw.org.

Questions? Please feel free to reach out to Dane at christiansen@hmcw.org. We’re here to help!