Letters to Congress and federal agencies

May 2019

APHA letter in support of public health infrastructure provisions included in the LIFT America Act (May 21)
APHA letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 5, the Equality Act (May 15)
APHA letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Prescription Drug Costs Act (May 15)
APHA letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 986, the Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2019 (May 07)

April 2019

Organization letter in support of the resolution to designate April 30 as National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day (April 30)
Health organization letter to the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act (April 29)
Organization letter to House and Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations committee leaders in support of funding in FY 2020 for consumer-awareness education campaigns for menu labeling and the updated nutrition facts panel (April 23)
Organization letter to House and Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations committee leaders in support of funding in FY 2020 for technical assistance to aid schools in reducing sodium in school meals (April 23)
APHA letter in support of the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (April 17)
APHA letter supporting the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Workers Act (April 16)
Health organization letters to the House and Senate in support of the Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act (April 9)
APHA letter to the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 2021, the Investing for the People Act of 2019 (April 9)
Organization letter to Congress outlining top recommendations to stop current vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks and prevent more from occurring (April 9)
Health organization letter to the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act (April 8)
APHA letter in support of the Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 (April 5)
Organization letter to members of Congress urging them to take immediate steps to negotiate a new budget agreement that averts cuts for critical nondefense discretionary programs including public health (April 2)
Health organization letter supporting strong funding for the CDC Hospitality and Continuity of Care Breastfeeding Support in FY 2020 (April 1)
Organization letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders urging a strong allocation for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill (April 1)

March 2019

Health organization letter to leaders of the House Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee in support of fully funding public health workforce programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (March 29)
Health organization letter supporting increased funding for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in the FY 2020 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill (March 25)
Organization letter to House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies leaders urging increased funding to update CDC's public health data systems (March 25)
Health organization letter to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting report language to bar the relocation of the Economic Research Services and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the reorganization of the ERS (March 25)
Health organization letter requesting increased funding for CDC's Climate and Health Program in FY 2020 (March 22)
Organization letter to House and Senate leaders urging passage of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness & Advancing Innovation Act (March 22)
Health organization letter opposing H.R. 832, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2019, which would allow whole milk into schools, rolling back the progress made in switching to milk containing less saturated fat (March 20)
APHA letter in support of the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (March 19)
Friends of HRSA Coalition letter to House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee leaders in support of $8.56 billion for HRSA in FY 2020 (March 15)
Public health organization letter to Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies appropriations subcommittee leaders in support of a strong allocation of funds to support the Food and Drug Administration's efforts to reduce tobacco use in the U.S. (March 14)
Public health organization letter to House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee leaders in support of increased funding for CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (March 14)
Health organization letter to House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee leaders in support of greater funding levels for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant in FY 2020 (March 7)
Health organization letter to House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee leaders in support of increased funding for CDC's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program in FY 2020 (March 7)
Health organization letter to the House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee leaders requesting a strong funding level for the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality in FY 2020 (March 7)
Health organization letter to House Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee members urging strong investments in the Title X family program in FY 2020 (March 5)
Organization letter to Sen. Markey and Rep. Cartwright in support of the reintroduction of the Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (March 4)
CDC Coalition letter to House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee leaders in support of $7.8 billion for CDC in FY 2020 (March 4)

February 2019

Organization letter supporting increased funding for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health in FY 2020 (Feb. 26)
Organization letter in support of the Agriculture Research Integrity Act which would preserve the independence of food and nutrition research and statistical agencies within USDA (Feb. 22)
Organization letter urging members of Congress to support the WIC Act to expand WIC eligibility for at-risk infants, children and new mothers (Feb. 21)
APHA letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (Feb. 25)
Organization letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders urging $50 million in funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention (Feb. 21)
Organization letter urging Members of Congress to cosponsor the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (Feb. 7)
Health organization letter opposing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (Feb. 4)
Organization letter to members of the Senate and House in support of the Every Kid Outdoors Act (Feb. 1)

January 2019

APHA letter to Congress outlining the association's priorities for the 116th Congress (Jan. 25)
Organization statement in support of the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 (Jan. 23)
Organization letters to the president and congressional leaders urging an immediate end to the government shutdown to prevent further negative impacts on the public's health (Jan. 17)
Health organization letter to Senate leaders urging quick passage of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness & Advancing Innovation Act (Jan. 11)
APHA letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representative Mike Thompson in support of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (Jan. 9)
Organization letter to Members of the 116th Congress urging them to prioritize health equity (Jan. 4)