Policy Origins and Party Affiliations informing the AIA Policy Platform 2020

Policy Origins and Party Affiliations

This document provides background on the policy ideas within the AIA Policy Platform 2020. Some of the ideas are new, generated by AIA members and staff. However, many of the ideas are grounded in legislative proposals that have previously been offered or amended. We did this intentionally to ensure that our proposals are rooted in political reality. AIA is committed to working bipartisanly. Many of the policies noted in this piece are based on bipartisan legislation. Others are based on historically Republican ideas, while others are based on historically Democratic ideas.

This guide provides a color-coded snapshot of the policy origins of our recommendations and their partisan affiliation. Red denotes a Republican-only bill, blue is Democratic-only, and green is bipartisan.