AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Transportation TRA

Support strengthening public health provisions in federal transportation program reauthorization legislation Support legislation to provide for Graduated Driver Licensing

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Opposing legislation to roll back health protections included in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Foreign Relations FOR

Oppose elimination of funding to U.S. Institute for Peace Urge U.S. Department of State to speak out against mistreatment and arrest of medical providers in Bahrain

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Oppose cuts to the Medicaid program (budget and deficit reduction proposals) Oppose cuts to the Medicare program (budget and deficit reduction proposals)

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Increase funding for federal discretionary health spending in the budget resolution Increase funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Increase funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration Oppose efforts to reduced discretionary health spending in deficit reduction proposals Support for continued funding of the Prevention and Public Health Fund Oppose cuts to food safety programs in FY 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill Oppose cuts to nutrition programs in FY 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill Oppose efforts to restrict FDA implementation of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in Agriculture Appropriations bill Support FY 2012 funding for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Oppose H. Con. Res. 34, the FY 2012 House Budget Resolution Oppose H.R. 1363 short term continuing resolution Support increased funding for Title X programs

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1363 (112th), H.Con.Res. 34 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Oppose legislation to overturn EPA greenhouse gas rules Oppose legislative riders to continuing resolution that would block various EPA Clean Air Act rules Support for EPA Cross-State Air Pollution rule Support improved EPA efforts to implement guidance on Safe Drinking Water Act unregulated contaminants Support strong EPA rule on ozone standard

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Comments and support for FDA rule on menu labeling at chain restaurants Comments and support for FDA rule on nutritional labeling of vending machine foods Support of national nutrition standards for school foods sold outside of meals

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Support for the Healthy Families Act Support for paid sick leave for public health emergencies

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)