CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

House and Senate Budget Resolution & Reconciliation - Urged Congress to protect the Medicaid program and other safety net programs, from devasting cuts and program changes, extent the tax credits under the Affordable Care Act, support technologies and programs assisting rural providers and their communities, revisit the minimum staff requirement for long-term care facilities, and protect the role and tax-exempt status of non-profit health care. (S.335) - The Rural Hospital Support Act - Expressed support for the Rural Hospital Support Act. This legislation would provide assistance to rural hospitals through the Medicare program, including making the Medicare-dependent Hospital Program permanent.

(H.R. 529) - The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act - Expressed support for the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act. This legislation would codify the previous and longstanding guidance into law, prohibiting immigration enforcement actions by officers or agents at or within 1,000 feet of healthcare facilities such as hospitals, community health centers, and accredited health clinics. The protections in the bill also would extend to educational and social service facilities as well as places of worship, among others.

Expressed opposition to House Concurrent Budget Resolution 14 for FY25 through FY34. This budget resolution would severely impact critical health and social safety-net programs, especially the Medicaid program, which is often the primary source of health coverage for patients and the communities we serve. Urged Congress to protect health care programs in the FY2025 budget. (H.R. 1) - The One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Expressed opposition to the Big Beautiful Bill Act. This bill would seriously harm critical health and social safety-net programs, especially the Medicaid program, the Affordable Care Acts (ACA) marketplace insurance framework, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), all of which are lifelines both for your constituents and the patients and communities we serve. FY 2026 House & Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill-- Urged Congress to support at least $1 billion for the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant. Urged Congress to ensure the continuation of the important role the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plays in protecting Americans from a wide array of health threats and to provide $310 million for its Office on Smoking and Health (OSH). Recent workforce reductions and restructuring in the Department of Health and Human Services have diminished the ability of government agencies to reduce the death and disease caused by tobacco use as well as other risks to public health. Urged Congress to provide $100 million for the Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This funding would enable SET-NET to reach additional jurisdictions, track more threats, and lead the nationwide preparedness and response needed to protect pregnant individuals and infants in the United States from emerging and re-emerging public health threats. Expressed support for the Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program and urged Congress to provide $778 million for this program for FY 2026.

(S. 3702/H.R. 7165) The Credit for Caring Act - Expressed support for the Credit Caring Act. The legislation would create a new, non-refundable federal tax credit for eligible working family caregivers to help address the financial challenges of caregiving.

(S. 380) - Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act - Expressed support for the Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure that rural health care facilities are equipped with targeted resources to provide high-quality obstetric care to women within their own communities.

(H.R. 1144) - Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention Protection and Reauthorization Act of 2025. Urged the House to advance this bill, which would bolster the nations efforts to eradicate human trafficking and assist human trafficking survivors.

(H.R. 191) - Inflation Reduction Act - Urged Congress to preserve historic investments in clean energy, air, and water that were a part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.