Policy Brief

Creative a policy brief on bill S.1111 — 115th Congress (2017-2018):  Violence Against Women Veterans Act.Â

NOTE:  See attached examples

Please pick from the list below key points to include in the brief

Background of the issue to include:

• • What is the nature of the issue (describe it, define it, what does it include?)?
  • How widespread is the issue?
  • Who is primarily impacted?
  • What are the most recent stats on this issue?
  • How can you highlight the problem and making it relevant for the legislator.
  • Is there a price tag to this issue?
• Current status of relevant legislation to include:
  • Is it pending, in committee—which committee, who introduced it and when?
  • Who is supporting it?
  • Has it been introduced before under a different bill number?
  • If so how many times has it died in committee?
• Legislative options or possible policy alternatives to include:
  • Identify short comings of current approach to issue.
    • What are the gaps in service or benefits or programs?
    • What is missing in the current approach to this social problem/issue?
  • Then introduce idea of current legislation and what that is.
    • How would this legislation work?
    • What resources or opportunities would this policy provide?
    • Who will be covered by the policy and how?
    • How will it be implemented?
• Your specific policy recommendations, and why to include:
  • What are your recommendations around this legislation?
    • Should it be voted in as is? If so briefly summarize why.
    • Or does the policy need to be changed?
      • What should be included?
    • Tell the legislator to vote for pending legislation, and provide support to its passing, or change pending legislation to include other suggestions.

• Suggest change for current law—to include new ideas.
• Be as creative as possible! See the attached examples on a policy brief
  • Notice some use narratives; others use graphics
  • include references at the end as “works cited