Office of Legislative Affairs

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The Office of Legislative Affairs is the White House office responsible for managing the President’s relationship with Congress, including advancing the administration’s legislative agenda and coordinating congressional outreach.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf White House office
executive branch office
alternateName White House Office of Legislative Affairs
country United States
goal enactment of the President’s legislative priorities
maintaining constructive relations with Congress
governmentBranch executive branch
hasScope budget and appropriations matters
domestic legislation
foreign policy legislation
headedBy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
White House complex
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States
The White House
primaryFunction legislative liaison
policy advocacy on Capitol Hill
reportsTo President of the United States
responsibleFor advancing the President’s legislative agenda
briefing members of Congress on administration priorities
coordinating administration positions on legislation
coordinating congressional outreach
facilitating communication between the White House and Congress
liaison with the United States Congress
managing the President’s relationship with Congress
organizing congressional outreach events
supporting confirmation efforts for presidential nominees
working with congressional committees
working with congressional leadership
sector politics
usesChannel coordination with federal agencies on legislative strategy
direct engagement with members of Congress
worksWith United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
congressional committees
congressional leadership


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