AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Support adequate funding for the federal response to the opioid epidemic.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); President of the U.S.; White House Office

Health Issues HCR

Support for the extension of health care safety net programs including CHIP, community health centers, National Health Service Corps. Oppose Graham-Cassidy Affordable Care Act repeal proposal. Oppose efforts to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Oppose CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act, cuts to Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support comprehensive over-the-counter monograph reform efforts.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Increase funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in FY 2018 and FY 2019. Increase funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration in FY 2018 and FY 2019. Support full funding for HIV/AIDS programs at HRSA and CDC. Support of full funding for HRSAs health professions and nursing workforce development programs in fiscal year 2018 and FY 2019. Support adequate FY 2018 and FY 2019 funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Oppose appropriations riders to block or delay FDA regulation of tobacco products. Oppose cuts to CDC's Office of Smoking and Health. Oppose appropriations riders to weaken Clean Air Act regulations. Support adequate FY 2018 funding for the National Center for Health Statistics. Support adequate FY 2018 and FY 2019 funding for WIC. Strong funding for programs critical to public health preparedness. Support adequate FY 18 funding for CDC's National Center for Environmental Health.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

Support bipartisan legislation to require universal background checks for firearm purchases and federal funding for gun violence prevention surveillance and research. Support the Fix NICS Act of 2017, legislation to strengthen the accuracy of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Oppose H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; White House Office; President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 38 (115th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

Oppose any effort to exclude Planned Parenthood health centers from participating in federal health programs. Support a strong national paid family and medical leave policy. Oppose H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.

Contacted: White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 36 (115th)

Tobacco TOB

Oppose tobacco-related policy riders on appropriations bills.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Oppose H.R. 3529, the WIC Improvement Act. Support nutrition facts label compliance date. Oppose S. 261 and H.R. 772, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; President of the U.S.; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 261 (115th), H.R. 772 (115th), H.R. 3529 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Support the Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act. Oppose H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act. Oppose H.R. 5 and S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. Oppose policy riders on FY 2018 funding bills including those that would threaten clean air and public health protections. Oppose repeal of the Clean Power Plan.

Contacted: White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (115th), S. 951 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th)