Intergovernmental Affairs Committee

The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee is the primary policy body for CSG and the primary body setting the federal-state relations agenda for CSG. It is particularly concerned about federalism issues and other issues impacting states' rights. The bipartisan committee is comprised of officials from all branches of state government, as well as CSG Associate members.

The mission of the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee is to serve as CSG's monitoring and advisory arm on major federal issues before Congress and the Administration. The committee strives to interpret changing national conditions and to prepare states for the future, and to promote the sovereignty of the states and their role in the American federal system.

The committee :

• monitors and acts on critical intergovernmental matters pertaining to all three federal branches of government;
• seeks intergovernmental partnerships, particularly with former CSG members now serving in the federal government or Congress;
• coordinates with other state and local government associations on intergovernmental issues where states have a vested interest.

The committee also oversees the filing of amicus briefs on behalf of state and local governments in the U.S. Supreme Court. As part of the federal monitoring process, CSG tracks federal legislative issues in its IGA Committee Federal Legislative Updates.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell Chair	Rep. Bob Godfrey Co-Vice Chair	Rep. Steve Urquhart Co-Vice Chair

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