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: White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Oppose legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act Advocate for proper distribution of the Prevention and Public Health Fund included in the Affordable Care Act Oppose efforts to divert funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund for other uses Oppose efforts to rescind the Prevention and Public Health Fund Oppose legislation to rescind funds for state-based exchange grants under the Affordable Care Act Oppose legislation to rescind funds for construction of school-based health centers under the Affordable Care Act Oppose legislation to rescind funds for grants for personal responsibility education programs under the Affordable Care Act

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Foreign Relations FOR

Support U.S. compliance with WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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 eliminate funding for Title X Support increased funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Oppose H.R. 1

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (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 Oppose various amendments to Senate small business bill to delay or block EPA implementation of greenhouse gas rule

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Support new federal concessions and vending guidelines

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

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

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)