PPA, formerly FedPass, is Penn GPA's legislative advocacy program. Members compose original policy proposals and consult with legislative offices at the federal and state level.
Unlike the other branches of GPA, membership to PPA requires a brief written application.
Applications for the 2023-2024 academic year are now closed.
MissionAs a politically diverse body, PPA strives to create and implement nonpartisan and feasible policies at the state and federal level, aiming to gain support from offices and organizations across the political spectrum. Members spend time searching for areas of improvement in all sectors of society, then seek tangible and creative solutions to drill down on the specifics of each year's proposals.
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Writing PolicyPPA members spend the first semester of the academic year brainstorming policy areas of interest, then move forward with research on a specific area following general consensus and majority interest. Members look for specific problems in the field and develop unique potential improvements, crafting a legislative proposal intended to provide a feasible fix. Then, PPA members take this work to organizations involved with policy related to the proposal for additional insights and external support.
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Travel and PresentationsEvery year, we conduct a trip to Washington, DC and Harrisburg, PA to meet with legislative offices. Both of these trips typically occur in the middle to end of the Spring semester (mid-March to mid-April). Trips usually last one day, though depending on the availability of legislators, could be extended to a couple days.
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Browse PPA's work from previous years: