Office of Legislative Affairs (United States Navy)
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The Office of Legislative Affairs is a United States Navy
function which coordinates activities between the Department of the Navy and the United States Congress
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The office reports to the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations
. Its relationships with Congress include policy discussions, briefings and posture statements, comments on pending legislation, and supporting and hosting congressional visits and travel. It has a Senate Liaison Office located in the Russell Senate Office Building
and a House Liaison Office located in the Rayburn House Office Building
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The current Chief of Legislative Affairs is Rear Admiral Michael H. Miller
. Future senator and presidential candidate John McCain
served in the Senate Liaison Office during 1977–1981, which introduced him to the world of politics.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
function which coordinates activities between the Department of the Navy and the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
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The office reports to the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations
Chief of Naval Operations
The Chief of Naval Operations is a statutory office held by a four-star admiral in the United States Navy, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Navy. The office is a military adviser and deputy to the Secretary of the Navy...
. Its relationships with Congress include policy discussions, briefings and posture statements, comments on pending legislation, and supporting and hosting congressional visits and travel. It has a Senate Liaison Office located in the Russell Senate Office Building
Russell Senate Office Building
The Russell Senate Office Building is the oldest of the United States Senate office buildings. Designed in the Beaux-Arts architectural style, it was built from 1903 to 1908, opened in 1909, and named for former Senator Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. of Georgia in 1972...
and a House Liaison Office located in the Rayburn House Office Building
Rayburn House Office Building
The Rayburn House Office Building is a congressional office building for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., between South Capitol Street and First Street....
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The current Chief of Legislative Affairs is Rear Admiral Michael H. Miller
Michael H. Miller
Michael Harold "Mike" Miller is a vice admiral in the United States Navy, and was the first active-duty officer to direct the White House Military Office...
. Future senator and presidential candidate John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
served in the Senate Liaison Office during 1977–1981, which introduced him to the world of politics.