Policy Governance & Staff
The ACS government affairs programs develop and promote public policies that advance the chemical enterprises and its practitioners, as called for in the ACS congressional charter. The Society provides a voice, at the federal and state levels, for chemists and chemical engineers when laws and regulations are being developed and when government programs are being funded. The Society also conducts educational activities aimed at expanding policy makers' knowledge of scientific and technical issues.
ACS members are important partners in these government affairs efforts. Several ACS governance committees are instrumental in shaping ACS’s public policies.