Contributions to AGU's Capitol Cause Fund have been instrumental in efforts to inform members of the U.S. Congress and their staffs about a range of Earth and space science issues. Since its inception in 2004, these funds have provided support for AGU to conduct a number of educational briefings on Capitol Hill. These have included briefings about background levels of ozone in the atmosphere; the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) process; two AGU position statementsc Human Impacts on Climate, and Renewing Investment in Ocean Research; and the AGU white paper Hurricanes and the Gulf Coastc Science and Sustainable Rebuilding.