AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

HR 3043/S.1710 FY08 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act S. 1367 "Treatment and Prevention of Methamphetamine Abuse Act" S. 1011 "Recognizing Addiction as a Disease Act of 2007"

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Administration on Aging; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Indian Health Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 1011 (110th), S. 1710 (110th), S. 1367 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S. 382/HR 687 Keeping Families Together Act HR 154 Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007 HR 1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Administration on Aging; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Indian Health Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1663 (110th), H.R. 154 (110th), H.R. 687 (110th), S. 382 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY08 Departments of Labor, HHS and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (including Bureau of Helath Professions, NIH, SAMHSA, CDC NIOSH, ACF and IHS and Dept of Education Programs) FY08 Dept of Defense Appropriations Act FY08 Dept of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (DHS) FY08 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Affairs Appropriations Bill FY08 Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act (VA) FY08 Science/Justice/Commerce Appropriations Bill (including NSF, NASA &DOJ) FY08 Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (NSF/NASA)

Contacted: Administration on Aging; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

HR 1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007; Head Start for School Readiness Act

Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Administration on Aging; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1429 (110th)

Defense DEF

FY08 Defense Appropriations Bills HR 1585 - FY08 House Defense Authorization Bill S. 1547 - FY08 Senate Defense Authorization Bill

Contacted: Administration on Aging; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Indian Health Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 1547 (110th), H.R. 1585 (110th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Emergency preparedness and response initiatives S. 1452 - Public Mental Health Emergency Preparedness Act DHS Reauthorization

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Indian Health Service; Administration on Aging; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: S. 1452 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

P.L. 108-355 Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act HR 2677 Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act HR 2188/S.661 Kinship Caregiver Support Act PL 109-365 Lifespan Respite Care Act Bureau of Health Professions Reauthroization and Appropriations SAMHSA Reauthroization S. 1224 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 S. 1050 Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007 S. 651 Play Every Day HR 1198/S. 1069 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2007 S. 1576 Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act HR 3014 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007 Americans with Disabilities Act restoration House NIST Health IT Bill HR 2073/S. 1572 Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act HR 20 - Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act S. 1375 - MOTHERS Act HR 1669/S. 982 - Positive Aging Act of 2007

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Indian Health Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Administration on Aging; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1198 (110th), S. 661 (110th), S. 1224 (110th), S. 982 (110th), H.R. 2677 (110th), S. 651 (110th), S. 1050 (110th), S. 1572 (110th), S. 1576 (110th), H.R. 1669 (110th), H.R. 2073 (110th), H.R. 20 (110th), S. 1375 (110th), S. 1069 (110th), H.R. 2188 (110th), H.R. 3014 (110th)

Veterans VET

Funding for psychological research and programs FY08 Senate Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill FY08 House Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); SENATE; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Indian Health Service; Administration on Aging; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Immigration IMM

S. 1328/HR 2221 Uniting American Families Act of 2007 S. 821/HR 2608 SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act S. 764/HR 1308 Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007 Medicaid proof of citizenship; Food Stamp Program and Nutrition for legal immigrants in farming legislation

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Administration on Aging; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Indian Health Service; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 2221 (110th), H.R. 1308 (110th), H.R. 2608 (110th), S. 821 (110th), S. 764 (110th), S. 1328 (110th)

Education EDU

Improving Education Results for Children with Disabilities/IDEA reathorization implementation HR 3043/S.1710 FY08 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations HR 1867 - NSF Authroization Act of 2007 S.1745 FY08 Senate Science/Justice/Commerce Appropriations Bill (including NSF) House FY08 Science/State/Justice/Commerce Appropriations Bill (including NSF) Higher Education Act Reauthorization HR 2073/S. 1572 - Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act P.L. 108-355 Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act P.L. 107-110 - No Child Left Behind Act Reauthorization HR 1429 - Improving Head Start Act of 2007/Head Start for School Readiness Act Bullying Prevention

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Indian Health Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Administration on Aging; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 1867 (110th), S. 1710 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), H.R. 2073 (110th), H.R. 1429 (110th), S. 1745 (110th), S. 1572 (110th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

S. 1200/HR 1328 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 S. 322 (Included in S. 1200/Included in HR 1328) - Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Indian Health Service; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Administration on Aging; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Education, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1200 (110th), H.R. 1328 (110th), S. 322 (110th)

Welfare WEL

Legilstive implementation of the American Psychological Association's Task Force on Socioeconomic Status Final Report

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Administration on Aging; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Indian Health Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

S. 948 Children and Media Research Advancement Act Children's Media; Internet Privacy and Television Violence Interactive Media and Children's Development Media Consolidation; Media Violence; TV Ratings

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Indian Health Service; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Administration on Aging; Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 948 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

FY08 House and Senate Dept of Defense Appropriations act FY08 House and Senate Dept of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (DHS) S. 1645 FY08 Military Construction/Veteran Affairs Appropriations Bill HR 2642 FY08 Miliary Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act (VA) S. 1745 FY08 Science/Justice/Commerce Appropriations Bill (including NSF, NASA & DOJ) FY08 House Science, State, Justice, Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (NSF/NASA) S. 1547 FY08 Senate Defense Authorization Bill HR 1867 NSF Authorization Act of 2007 S. 976 Personalized Medicine

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Administration on Aging; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Indian Health Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 976 (110th), S. 1745 (110th), S. 1547 (110th), S. 1645 (110th), H.R. 2642 (110th), H.R. 1867 (110th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

HR 1592 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 S. 1105 Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Administration on Aging; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 1592 (110th), S. 1105 (110th)