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Represents the views of its members on the essential role of animals in research to the U.S. Congress by encouraging supportive legislation, providing comments on pending proposals, presenting testimony at Congressional hearings, and serving as an information source for Congressional staff and constituents.

Acts as a liaison between NABR members and federal agencies regulating the care and use of laboratory animals.

Communicates federal and state legislative information and provides members with summaries or full texts of bills, legislative history and trends, listings of pending legislation, as well as other helpful information to facilitate working with lawmakers. Motivates the membership to become involved with decision-making processes at various levels of government through timely Alerts, which offer analyses of issues, sample responses, and suggested strategies.