AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

Child passenger safety - CPSC; Appropriations for the Indian Health Service - IHS; Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA) - EPA, CDC; Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program & Implementation - HRSA, CMS, HHS, ACF; Infant sleep product safety - CPSC; Lead exposure prevention - EPA, CDC, HUD, FDA; Food safety - FDA, EPA, CDC; Paid family and medical leave; Regulation of high-powered magnet sets - CPSC; Climate change, Inflation Reduction Act Implementation - EPA; Vehicle emissions standards - EPA; Button battery ingestions - CPSC; Early childhood education - HHS; Child product safety and injury prevention, including drowning prevention - CPSC; Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) - HHS, ACF; Family First Prevention Services Act implementation - HHS, ACF; Title IV-B - HHS, ACF; Congregate care reform - HHS, ACF; Mental health supports for foster youth/former foster youth - HHS, ACF; Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, ozone and particulate matter NAAQS, EPA greenhouse gas regulation - EPA; QRTP/IMDs - HHS, ACF; Firearm Violence Prevention (Including Research Funding; Background Checks; Safe/Secure Storage) -CDC; NIH; Childcare Funding & Resources - HHS, OCC; Native American Child Health - DOI; HHS, HIS; Water Beads - CPSC; Vaccines - HHS, CDC; Fluoride - EPA; Child Welfare & Medicaid, Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - HHS Medicaid Payment Parity (including H.R. 1433 / S. 760 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act) - HHS/CMS; Access to Care in Medicaid/CHIP - HHS; Medicaid/CHIP federal funding - HHS; Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R. 1509 / S. 752) - HHS; Vaccines for Children program improvements - HHS/CMS, CDC; Telehealth - Medicare telehealth extension, CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1261) - HHS, DEA; Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 1) FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, Emergency Medical Services for Children, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Global Immunization, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Antimicrobial Resistance, Maternal and Child Health; Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act; Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act; FY26 National Defense Authorization Act; SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.1234/H.R.2590); Supplemental Security Income Equality Act (H.R. 2540); IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R.2598); PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1197); Supplemental Security Income/Social Security - Social Security Administration; Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.1909); Artificial Intelligence; TRICARE; Maternal mental health/perinatal mental health; Vaccines; Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S.830/H.R.2560); Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children (EDVI) Act; FASD Respect Act (S. 139); Family Vaccine Protection Act (H.R.3701); VACCINE Act; Youth Sports Facilities Act (S.1419/H.R.2850); HEADS UP Act (H.R.3409) Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (S. 836); Legislation to Protect Young People Online; Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program Funding and Program Implementation - Health Resources and Services Administration; FY26 Appropriations - NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program; Regulation of Tobacco Products - Department of Health and Human Services, FDA Center for Tobacco Products; Funding for Public Health Tobacco Programs; Reentry Act (H.R. 2586); National Institutes of Health & AHRQ Research Funding; LGBTQ Health; Federal Student Loan Programs; Federal Funding for Family Planning Clinics; Childrens Hospitals GME FY26 Funding; FY26 Funding for Federal Statistical Agencies FY26 SFOPS Appropriations - International Affairs Budget, USAID Operating Expenses, Maternal and Child Health (including Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance), Vulnerable Children, IDA, MRA, UNICEF, PEPFAR (including 10% set aside for Orphans and Vulnerable Children); FY26 LHHS Appropriations - CDC Global Immunization; Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program; The Department of State Reauthorization Act; Integration of USAID into the State Department - USAID / Department of State; Executive Order: Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid; Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (H.R.5166 / S.455); Rescissions Act of 2025 (H.R. 4) Standards in ORR Custody - ORR, HHS; Licensure of ORR Shelters - ORR, HHS; Public Charge; Child Nutrition Reauthorization/WIC - USDA; SNAP/Farm Bill - USDA; Mental Health for Children - HRSA; DREAM Act; Medical Nutrition Equity Act; Lift the Bar Act; PAHPA Reauthorization; CARE for Families Act; WIC Act; MODERN WIC Act