To bring a broad and diverse coalition of community and institutional voices – representatives of U.S. state and city governments, tribal nations, businesses, and educational, cultural, faith, and health organizations – to federal lawmakers in support of a robust legislative package (through an infrastructure bill and/or reconciliation) that will effectively address the climate crisis and build a clean energy future.

Please sign up by Friday, July 9.

No, it does not. America Is All In is a massive coalition of local and institutional climate leaders, and we always encourage organizations to join. But you can participate in our Hill Day regardless.

Not at all! All In will offer comprehensive training and briefing documents, including guidance from former lawmakers, staffers, and lobbyists.

No. We welcome the participation of both principals and staff, since each type of representative brings a unique perspective and voice. We find that principal voices are particularly helpful in certain situations and staff-level voices are particularly helpful in others.

All meetings will be held virtually. Join us from the comfort of your own home or office. No need to travel!

While we strongly encourage participation in lawmaker meetings, we are also happy to include your organization or community on the list of participants even if you are unable to attend meetings day-of. We can help you find other ways to connect with representatives.

Speaking opportunities will depend on the number of participants in each meeting. If you want to speak up, fantastic, we will plan for you to take the floor and give you the tools and guidance you need to maximize impact. If you would prefer to join without speaking, that’s great too. We welcome your presence in the meeting to show your support.

All In and our partner, K&L Gates, will work to schedule all of the meetings for you, taking into account the state(s) and district(s) where your community or institution has a presence and other preferences/interests you may have. Please keep in mind that congressional schedules change frequently and meetings may be moved at the last minute. We kindly request your flexibility and patience as meetings are scheduled – meetings with your representative(s) may move late in the game.

Each meeting will have at least three individuals from participating communities and institutions, a designated facilitator from All In or a participating institution as well as a notetaker from All In. Participating representatives will be meeting with Members of Congress, Congressional staff, and officials from the Biden Administration. 

Yes. All In’s Hill Day on Climate Action is designed to give you maximum flexibility.  You may attend as little or as much of the event as works for your schedule. However, we strongly encourage participation in lawmaker meetings, particularly those with your own representatives. We expect each meeting to last approximately half an hour, and you could expect to join 1-4 meetings over the course of the Hill Day(s). Please keep in mind that meetings may be rescheduled at the last minute to accommodate schedules of Congressional members and staff, so we kindly request your flexibility with shifting meetings. If you would like to include your organization’s name in support of the Hill Day without attending any lawmaker meeting, that’s okay too.

This moment is our nation’s best opportunity in over a decade to make a necessary and lasting impact on the climate crisis through investment in a clean economy and healthy communities. 

Climate action has come to the forefront of our national discussion thanks to the work of communities and institutions across the country, increasingly serious climate science and climate impacts, and renewed federal leadership. Given the urgency of the economic recovery and bipartisan agreement on the need for infrastructure renewal and investment, there are ongoing and active negotiations to determine how the United States addresses climate change. 

President Biden announced the American Jobs Plan in March, which boldly sets forth a vision for a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan that would put Americans back to work, fix our crumbling infrastructure and put us on a path to reach 50-52% reduction of 2005 emissions by 2030 and zero emissions by 2050. The support from leadership in the House and the Senate on this ambitious package makes this a generational opportunity to act on climate and invest in America’s future. We have the opportunity in this moment to leverage the national conversation, make the case for strong climate policies, and share the institutional perspective on why smart climate policy should be a centerpiece of our nation’s effort to build back better. 

There will be policy discrepancies between the organizations that participate in this Hill Day. It’s important to emphasize where there is commonality, so we ask that participating organizations simply need to agree with the core messaging for this event. You do not need to endorse specific policies related to climate action. However, organizations that have endorsed specific policies are free to highlight their positions in meetings. America Is All In will provide a list of suggested optional policies and talking points.

Yes. Environmental justice is one of our core messaging areas and key priorities. We will be vocally supporting investments that benefit disadvantaged communities with clean energy jobs, reduced pollution, and accessible, affordable, clean energy.

While durable, bipartisan Congressional action on climate-smart infrastructure would be ideal, what is most important is that positive climate legislation is passed. America Is All In is focused on climate infrastructure priorities regardless of the legislative vehicle, and climate and clean energy policy has a role in both the bipartisan infrastructure framework and parallel budget conversations. We also recognize that the Biden Administration should exercise its administrative authority as it “builds back” our essential rules regulating auto emissions, methane and agriculture among other areas.

No, you do not. We understand that different organizations and institutions have different perspectives on where infrastructure funding should come from. Our message is that we must build back better with climate smart policy. The event does not advocate for a specific funding mechanism. 

America Is All In will share an embargoed press release with reporters shortly ahead of July 12th. The press release will include a list of all the communities and institutions participating. Many representatives have also agreed to provide short quotes highlighting their support. Those will be attached to the press release. This information will also go up on https://www.americaisallin.com/events/.