Constituent
Services
The Congressional and District offices of Congressman
K. Michael Conaway offer the following services. Please
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District Office Services
D.C. Office Services
Liaison Services With Federal Agencies
Need Assistance with a Federal Agency?
My office stands ready to assist you in cutting through
the bureaucratic red tape and getting you an answer
to your question or problem with the federal government.
If you don’t receive a proper response in an adequate
amount of time, or feel the agency has not addressed
your concerns, I hope you will contact me.
If You Need Immediate Assistance
Please write a letter containing the pertinent details
of your problem and print this form and mail it to my office. Please include
your
name, Social Security number, address, city, zip,
signature and daytime phone number. You'll also need
to print out and sign our Authorization Form giving
us the authority to begin working on this problem.
Print the Authorization Form
Letters of Congratulations for Special Occasions
If you would like me to write a personal letter of congratulations
please write me a letter telling me the occasion and
send it via mail or fax to my Midland District Office.
Nominations to Military Academies
There are five Service Academies: The United States Air
Force Academy, Naval, Military, Merchant Marine, and Coast
Guard Academies. Nominations are required for all but
the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Each year hundreds of the best and brightest young men
and women write my office to apply for appointment to
a service academy. Applicants must meet certain eligibility
requirements and be nominated by a U.S. Senator or a
member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
An applicant must meet the following eligibility requirements
and submit an application before October 27, 2006
for the freshman class of 2007.
The applicant:
- must be a United States citizen;
- must be at least 17 years old, but not yet 23 years
of age, on July 1, 2007;
- must be unmarried;
- cannot be pregnant or have a legal obligation to support
children or other dependents;
- cannot have passed their 23rd birthday.
Students interested in a nomination should mail a completed Academy Nomination Application to Joanne Powell in
my San Angelo District Office.
Congressman K. Michael Conaway
33 Twohig, Suite 307
San Angelo, TX 76903
(325) 659-4010
(325) 659-4014 fax
Financial Aid for Students
My office can assist students and their families in applying for financial aide and other loans. Please click here for more information.
Grant Information and Letters of Support
My office can assist in obtaining information about federal grants
and domestic funding resources. For information collected
by the Congressional Research Service about available
grants, please click here (En
Español) or contact Austin Weatherford in my Washington
office at (202) 225-3605 for assistance.
Legislation and Issue Responses
Want to Know Where I Stand on the Issues?
Go to my issue page where
you can see where I stand on today’s important issues for District 11. You can
also find my voting history on legislation by using the Library of Congress legislative
informational Web site at www.loc.gov.
You may also contact my Washington Office at (202) 225-3605 if you have questions
regarding my positions on important issues.
Contacting My Office via E-Mail
Due to interruptions in mail flow my office prefers e-mail whenever possible.
I enjoy hearing from constituents and encourage you to write me about legislation
that affects you. Please click here and fill out the form
to send an e-mail to me.
Issue Newsletters
You may use this online form to send us your e-mail address so that we can
send you e-newsletters about Congressional action on issues that interest
you the most.
Visiting Washington, D.C.
To learn more about visiting our nation’s
capital, Click here
Fill out a tour request form to let me know
when you are traveling to Washington as my office may be able to arrange several
tours. NOTE: Due to security, White House Tours require one month notice. Click here
Flag Requests
To order a flag that has been flown over the United States Capitol, please
fill out the online Flag Order Form and mail a check to the DC office. Please
make checks payable to Office Supply Services. Click here to fill out
form.
Internships
Internships are an excellent opportunity for students interested in pursuing a career in politics or government. Internships are offered in Washington, Midland, San Angelo, and Llano. Our interns help staff with a variety of duties. Their primary role is to handle mail and assist with phones.They also help compile research, conduct Capitol tours, write legislative correspondence, attend committee hearings, gather news clippings, assist with management of the constituent database,and assist with scheduling requests. Duties will vary according to offices.
Besides the above listed office duties, my staff works with interns to involve them in the educational opportunities available in Congress and Washington, D.C. For instance, the intern coordinator will keep interns aware of lectures and seminars taking place in and around the Capitol. We also coordinate tour activities for interns while they are in Washington.
In the district, interns can expect to gain an understanding of how representatives can help citizens with federal issues. Students will be exposed to casework inquries, policy discussions, and the latest news in Washington. Students will also be given the opportunity to work in the field with congressional staff.
I offer internships from September through December, January through May, and then through the summer. In the summer my office will typically offer three, four-week sessions, one starting the middle of May and lasting through the middle of June, one from mid-June to mid-July, and the third from mid-July to mid-August. The deadlines for submitting applications are:
- Summer Sessions- March 15th
- Fall Semester- July 15th
- Spring Semester- December 1st
These are unpaid internships and interns are responsible for their own housing. My staff will be happy to make housing suggestions. Additionally, my intern coordinator is very willing to work with college professors and interested students to design a specific internship that will fit both the office’s needs and the student’s needs.
Thank you again for your interest. For those interested, please send me a cover letter with a résumé, any references you would like to provide, and the session for which you are applying.
Washington, DC: contact Anna Koch at (202) 225-3605 or send my office an email.
Midland, San Angelo, Llano: contact Patsy Bain at (866) 882-3811 or send my office an email.
Presidential Greetings
My office can assist you in obtaining a greeting from the President. Please call Anna Koch at (202) 225-3605 or email
us.
To receive a presidential greeting, you must meet the following criteria:
- U.S. Citizens Only. The White House will send greetings to United States citizens only, for special occasions as outlined below.
- Advance Notice Required. Your request must be received six (6) weeks in advance of the event date. We make every effort to honor every request, but we cannot guarantee a greeting if this guideline is not met. (Greetings are generally not sent after the event date, except for wedding congratulations and newborn acknowledgments.)
- Anniversary Greetings. Anniversary greetings are extended only to those couples who are celebrating their 50th (and subsequent) wedding anniversary.
- Birthday Greeting. Birthday greetings will be sent only to individuals 80 years of age and above.
- Other Greetings. A limited number of special occasions other than birthdays and anniversaries exist for which the Greetings Office will send appropriate recognition to United States citizens. These occasions include important events such as:
Wedding (send your request after the event)
Baby's Birth (must be born during the George W. Bush Administration; send request only after baby's birth)
Eagle Scout Award
Girl Scout Gold Award
Bar/Bat Mitzvah or equivalent occasion
When to Expect Your Greeting. In most cases, greetings will be mailed from the White House approximately ten (10) days prior to the event.
Federal Employment
USAJobs.gov
USAJOBS is the official job site of the federal government and bills itself
as the “one-stop source for federal jobs and employment information.”
America’s Job Bank
AJB is among the biggest and busiest job markets on the web.
How You Can Help Our Troops
Help Our Troops Call Home: The Department of Defense has authorized the sale and purchase of prepaid calling cards to any individual or organization that wishes to purchase cards for troops who are deployed. The "Help Our Troops Call Home" program is designed to help service members call home from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
The Armed Services Exchanges operate telephone call centers in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and other countries and aboard ships – anywhere service members are deployed in support of operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. All of these locations stay busy around the clock to keep up communication between deployed troops and their loved ones. The cards available through the “Help Our Troops Call Home” program offer the best value for calls made from the call centers, never expire, and there are no added charges or connection fees.
Sending Gifts to the Troops: Individuals and organizations also can show their support to deployed troops and their families with gift certificates. The “Gift of Groceries” program allows anyone to purchase commissary gift certificates by calling toll free 1 (877) 770-GIFT. The Armed Services Exchanges offer the “Gift From the Homefront” gift certificate for merchandise at these exchange web sites: http://www.aafes.com and http://www.navy-nex.com Gift certificates may be purchased to be mailed to service members and family members or will be distributed to any service member.
Donate Miles to the Troops: Frequent Flier Miles can be donated for wounded and injured service men and women and their families. Please visit www.fisherhouse.org/programs/heroMiles.shtml
Other Ways You Can Help: www.americasupportsyou.mil
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