Government Affairs Committee

The Government Affairs Committee is responsible for organizing ASHRAE members to educate local, state, provincial, and national government bodies and officials in areas of interest to ASHRAE members, and to promote effective cooperation between ASHRAE members and government. The committee works to coordinate government affairs efforts and is responsible for developing the extent and the manner in which ASHRAE implements and pursues actions to influence government affairs and public policy.

A new standing committee beginning in Society Year 2013-14, the Grassroots Government Activities Committee (GGAC) wants members at all levels of ASHRAE to be a part of this exciting program.  In Society Year 2015-16, the Advocacy Committee and the Grassroots Government Activities Committee merged into the Grassroots Government Advocacy Committee, bringing all of ASHRAE’s government affairs under one umbrella.  In Society Year 2018-19, the name of the committee was changed to the Government Affairs Committee to more accurately reflect the purpose and work of the Committee. More information about the work of the committee can be found here:

Government Affairs

Did you know that:

• ASHRAE’s Government Outreach Days are targeting legislative leaders and other policy makers at all levels of government?
• Building connections with representatives from relevant government entities and related professional and technical organizations is a critical goal of ASHRAE for the adoption and use of our Standards, Guidelines, and other technical and educational resources?
• The Government Affairs Committee confers an Award annually to an ASHRAE member who demonstrates outstanding efforts in government activities of importance to ASHRAE?

Minutes

June 2024 Annual Meeting Minutes

May 2024 Meeting Minutes

Spring 2024 Meeting Minutes

January 19, 2024 - Winter Conference Meeting Minutes

October 23, 2023 Conference Call Minutes

June 23, 2023 Tampa Annual Meeting Minutes

April 12, 2023 Conference Call Minutes

February 3, 2023 Atlanta Winter Meeting Minutes

November 7, 2022 Conference Call Minutes

June 24, 2022 Toronto Annual Meeting Minutes

May 5, 2022 Conference Call Minutes

January 29, 2022 Vegas Winter Meeting Minutes

December 2, 2021 Conference Call Minutes

September 30, 2021 Conference Call Minutes

June 16, 2021 Conference Call Minutes

March 17, 2021 Conference Call Minutes

January 27, 2021 Conference Call Minutes

October 21, 2020 Conference Call Minutes

June 9, 2020 Conference Call Minutes

GAC Governing Documents

Manual of Procedures (approved June 25, 2024)

Resource Manual (approved June 21, 2024)

Link to the Manual for Chapter Operations: https://www.ashrae.org/communities/chapters/ashrae-chapters/manual-for-chapter-operations (Sections of the MCO Pertaining to GAC are Sections 2.1 and 2.5)

Link to the Rules of the ASHRAE Board of Directors (Section of the ROB Pertaining to GAC is Section 2.402)

For more information and updates on the Government Affairs Committee, please visit: https://www.ashrae.org/about/government-affairs

Should you be interested in being a GAC leader in your chapter or section, please contact the ASHRAE Government Affairs staff at GovAffairs@ashrae.org to initiate communication with the Regional Vice Chair for GAC in your region: