Letters to Congress and federal agencies

October 2017

APHA letter opposing H. Con. Res. 71, the House FY 18 budget resolution (Oct. 4)
APHA letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee opposing the use of the Prevention and Public Health Fund to pay for the Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act (Oct. 3)
Public health and medical organization letter to the House opposing H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (Oct. 2)

September 2017

Health organization letter opposing H.R. 3668, the Sportsman Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act (Sept. 28)
Organization letter to the U.S. Senate opposing the Graham-Cassidy health care bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Sept. 25)
Organization letter to FDA opposing proposed delay of nutrition facts label (Sept. 22)
APHA letter to the U.S. Senate opposing the Graham-Cassidy proposal to repeal the ACA (Sept. 18)
Health and medical organization letter in support of the Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (Sept. 14)
Organization letter to the Office of Management and Budget in support of strong funding for family planning services in FY 2019 (Sept. 7)
Organization statement urging quick congressional action on a five-year extension of CHIP funding (Sept. 6)
Organization letter to Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee in support of strong funding for CDC and HRSA (Sept. 6)
Organization letter supporting the Covering our FAS Allies Act (Sept. 6)
Organization letter urging congressional leaders to extend health care safety net programs for at least a five-year period (Sept. 5)
Health and consumer organization letter to congressional leaders in support of bipartisan policies to safeguard the stability of health insurance markets (Sept. 5)

August 2017

Health organization letter supporting adequate FY 2018 funding for CDC's National Center for Environmental Health (Aug. 29)
Health organization statement opposing H.R. 3529, the WIC Improvement Act, legislation that would undermine the science-based WIC food package (Aug. 1)

July 2017

APHA letter to the U.S. Senate opposing any legislation to repeal or weaken the Affordable Care Act (July 24)
Health and medical organization letter to the House of Representatives opposing H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act (July 17)
Organization letter urging House and Senate appropriations leaders to continue full funding for HIV/AIDS programs at HRSA and CDC (July 12)
Organization letter urging House appropriators to oppose tobacco riders in the Agriculture-FDA FY 2018 spending bill (July 11)
Organization letter urging House and Senate Labor-HHS appropriators to fund HRSA's and CDC's newborn screening programs at the highest possible level (July 6)

June 2017

Letter from public health leaders to the U.S. Senate opposing the Better Care Reconciliation Act (June 28)
Organization letter urging Congress to support a strong national paid family and medical leave policy (June 28)
Organization letter urging House and Senate appropriators to provide strong funding for CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (June 20)
APHA letter to Senate leaders expressing concern over Senate efforts to develop legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (June 16)
Organization letter to chair and ranking member of House and Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittees providing recommendations for a public health emergency response fund (June 16)
Organization letter in support of including over-the-counter drug monograph reform in the Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 (June 14)
Letter urging HHS Secretary and FDA Commissioner to maintain Nutrition Facts Label compliance date (June 12)
Informal Coalition on Biodefense and Public Health letter urging House and Senate appropriators to provide strong funding for programs critical to the nation's preparedness (June 12)
Organization letter to congressional leaders in support of long-term funding extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (June 12)
Diverse stakeholder letters urging House and Senate appropriators to support strong FDA oversight and enforcement of the 2013 Drug Quality and Security Act (June 12)
Health organization letter supporting adequate FY 2018 funding for CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (June 12)

May 2017

Organization letter to Senate leaders opposing efforts to cap or block grant Medicaid and end the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (May 31)
Organization letter to Senate leadership expressing concern that the American Health Care Act would result in reductions in care for people suffering from addiction and mental illness (May 30)
Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee leaders in support of adequate funding for the National Center for Health Statistics in FY 2018 (May 22)
Letter to House Appropriations Committee leaders in support of adequate funding for the National Center for Health Statistics in FY 2018 (May 22)
Health and medical organization letter opposing S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 (May 22)
Organization letter to HHS objecting to any reconsideration of the FDA's deeming rule or any weakening of DOJ's defense of the rule in court (May 17)
Organization letter commenting on a discussion draft released by Sens. Johnny Isakson and Bob Casey for over-the-counter drug monograph reform (May 17)
Organization letter to the U.S. Senate opposing efforts to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund as Congress considers legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (May 17)
Health organization letter to the U.S. Senate opposing S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act (May 16)
Organization letter in support of H.R. 1662 to make facilities of the Veterans Health Administration smoke-free (May 11)
Organization letter urging the administration to maintain a strong commitment to the Office of National Drug Control Policy (May 8)
Organization letter urging House and Senate appropriators to continue providing sufficient funding for Women, Infants, and Children in FY18 so that all eligible applicants can be served (May 5)
APHA letter opposing the American Health Care Act (May 4)
Public health and medical organization letter supporting the Save Women's Preventive Care Act (May 3)
Organization letter to House leadership expressing concern that the most recent version of the American Health Care Act would result in reductions in care for people suffering from addiction and mental illness (May 3)

April 2017

Organization letter urging the House and Senate health committees to adopt comprehensive over-the-counter monograph reform (April 28)
Health organization letter urging the House and Senate Budget Committees to maintain strong investments in HHS global health programs (April 27)
Organization letter to House leadership expressing concern that the most recent version of the American Health Care Act would result in reductions in care for people suffering from addiction and mental illness (April 27)
Health groups and industry letter urging the chair and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies to support voluntary sodium reduction targets in FY 2017 (April 27)
Organization letter opposing policy riders that would weaken FDA's authority to oversee tobacco products and funding cuts to CDC's Office of Smoking and Health in FY 2017 (April 11)
Health organization letters to House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee leaders in support of adequate funding for AHRQ in FY 2018 (April 5)

March 2017

CDC Coalition letter to House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee leaders in support of $7.8 billion for CDC in 2018 (March 30)
Friends of HRSA letter to House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee leaders in support of $7.48 billion for HRSA in 2018 (March 30)
Organization letter to U.S. House of Representatives opposing H.R. 1136, the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act (March 27)
Health organization letter to House Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee leaders urging ample funding to combat the Zika virus in FY 2018 appropriations bills (March 27)
Health organization letter opposing the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 and the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017 (March 27)
Health organization letter opposing the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 (March 21)
APHA letter to the U.S. House of Representatives opposing the American Health Care Act, legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (March 21)
Organization letter to House leadership expressing concern that the American Health Care Act would result in reductions in care for people suffering from addiction and mental illness (March 21)
Health organization letter to the Senate opposing the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act and the Midnight Rules Relief Act (March 14)
Organization letter urging House and Senate leadership to ensure that health care coverage and payment decisions are based on medical and legal qualifications and standards (March 7)
Organization letter urging President Trump to maintain funding made possible by the Prevention and Public Health Fund (March 3)
Organization letter urging the Office of Management and Budget to support family planning and sexual health care services in its FY 2018 budget request (March 2)
NDD United letter to Congress opposing cuts and supporting adequate funding for NDD programs in the FY 2018 appropriations process (March 1)

February 2017

Letters urging House and Senate leadership and State, Foreign, Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittees to support strong U.S. leadership at the United Nations (Feb. 28)
Health organization letter to the House of Representatives opposing H.R. 998, the SCRUB Act; H.R. 1004, the Regulatory Integrity Act; and H.R. 1009, the OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (Feb. 27)
Letter to leaders of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce opposing H.J. Res. 83, a resolution that would overturn a DOL rule to require accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses (Feb. 27)
Letter to the president from health organizations urging the recognition of the essential role of the federal public health and biomedical research workforce as it pertains to long-term policy regarding federal hiring (Feb. 27)
Letter urging Secretary Tom Price to maintain Nutrition Facts Label compliance date (Feb. 24)
Letter to the Office of Management and Budget in strong support of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (Feb. 23)
Letter from health organizations and professionals opposing S. 261 and H.R. 772, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017, legislation that would weaken menu labeling regulations (Feb. 23)
Letter urging members of the House and Senate to oppose any effort to exempt cigars from regulation under the Tobacco Control Act (Feb. 15/16)
APHA and TFAH letter opposing legislation that would overturn a recent HHS Title X family planning rule (Feb. 15)
APHA advocacy priorities letter to all members of Congress (Feb. 10)
Letter from health groups Urging appropriators to include ample funding to combat the Zika virus in the Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations bills (Feb. 10)
Health organization letter to the U.S. Senate opposing using the Congressional Review Act to block air pollution limits that address the leakage of methane (Feb. 8)
Collaborative for Effective Opioid Policies letter urging the Missouri General Assembly to authorize a state Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (Feb. 7)
Letter to President Trump from national and state health organizations expressing unequivocal support for the safety of vaccines (Feb. 7)
Organization letter to House and Senate leadership in strong opposition to any effort to exclude Planned Parenthood health centers from participating in federal health programs (Feb. 3)
Letter to President Trump expressing concern that the Jan. 27 executive order restricting the admission of certain foreign nationals and refugees to the U.S. will disrupt patient care, health education and medical research (Feb. 1)
Letter to the U.S. House of Representatives opposing H.J. Res. 36, a resolution of disapproval using the Congressional Review Act to permanently the Bureau of Land Management from reducing methane leaks from the oil and gas industries (Feb. 1)

January 2017

Letter urging President Trump to rescind the Jan. 27 executive order on visas and immigration (Jan. 31)
Health organization letter to Senate health committee leaders urging them to ensure that HHS nominee Tom Price is committed to a strong immunization program that protects citizens from vaccine-preventable diseases (Jan. 17)
Health organization letter opposing H.R. 5, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 (Jan. 10)
Organization letter to Congress opposing efforts to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (Jan. 9)
APHA letter in strong opposition to any legislation to repeal or otherwise weaken the Affordable Care Act (Jan. 4)
APHA letter opposing the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny, or REINS, Act and the Midnight Rules Relief Act (Jan. 3)