Advocacy Center

PRINTING United Alliance’s Advocacy Center is a one-stop shop to help your company voice opinions to federal and state lawmakers. The Advocacy Center features easy-to-use tools to help you find your legislators, search legislation, and sign up for alerts to help you take action on key issues impacting the printing industry. Advocacy helps your company survive and thrive. 
Stephanie Buka Government Affairs Manager
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Stephanie Buka is the Government Affairs Manager for PRINTING United Alliance. In this role, she supports Ford Bowers, CEO, the Government Affairs team, and coordinates efforts with contracted lobbying firm, ACG Advocacy. Buka is the chief editor of the Industry Advocate newsletter. She is responsible for advocacy campaigns, policy analysis, strategy development and team leadership, all aimed at promoting the Alliance's legislative agenda. She is also responsible for the administration of the Alliance's political action committee, PrintPAC.

Prior to joining the Alliance, Buka served as a senior legislative researcher, and later as a constituent services coordinator, for the 15-member legislative body representing 1.3 million residents of Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addition to drafting legislation and addressing constituent concerns, Buka cultivated strong relationships with appointed and elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels of government.

Buka holds a master’s degree in Public Policy and Management from the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA). She also earned a master's degree in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, along with a Certificate in Forensic Science and Law from Duquesne University.
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Do you believe passionately that print is essential? Are you ready and willing to deliver that message to lawmakers? If so, take your grassroots advocacy to the next level and become a Printing Industry Advocate. Becoming an advocate does not commit you to take a specific action. It simply lets us know that you’re interested in joining a chorus of powerful voices speaking up for pro-print, pro-business policies. When laws aimed at the printing industry are introduced, you will receive customized action alerts.

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What Is an Action Alert?

What is a Congressional Caucus?

The 118th Congressional Printing Caucus is a House caucus led by co-chairs Representatives Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24), Mark Pocan (D-WI-2), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-5), and Jared Golden (D-ME-2). But what is a Congressional Caucus? Caucuses come in every shape, size, and subject matter, but they all seek to influence the policy process. Officially known as Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs), congressional caucuses are voluntary associations consisting of lawmakers who share specific policy goals or interests. For further information, review the documents below:


Congressional Caucus Primer

Officially known as Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs), congressional caucuses are voluntary associations consisting of Representatives and Senators who share specific policy goals or interests. Importantly, these CMOs are not to be confused with party caucuses and conferences.

CMOs and Informal Member Groups

Members of the House and Senate often participate in informal Member organizations. These organizations are formed for a variety of reasons, usually associated with policy objectives or representational considerations, and can enable Members to raise awareness about a particular topic and exchange information or ideas with colleagues (within or across chambers).

Congressional Caucus Purpose and Activities

This report examines the historical development and contemporary role of Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs) in the House, as well as informal Member groups in the House,Senate, and across the chambers.

Tools

PRINTING United Alliance offers a suite of online tools to facilitate grassroots advocacy.

Action Alerts

Use the Action Alert tool to voice your company and industry’s position on current legislation and upcoming key votes.

What is PrintPAC?

PrintPAC gives PRINTING United Alliance members the ability to ensure that the challenges and opportunities facing our industry are recognized within Congress. PrintPAC is a completely non-partisan entity that allows us to show support for members of Congress that demonstrate interest in and support for the legislative and regulatory challenges our industry faces daily. By law, PrintPAC is only open to owners or employees of member companies of the Alliance.
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