AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

APA response to NIH-Wide strategic plan framework for fiscal years 2027-2031

Fiscal Year 2027 (FY2027) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill Response to OMB proposed rule, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

H.R. 929/S.266 - Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization H.R. 593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act H.R. 879/S.1640 - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act H.R. 1153 - Rural America Health Corps Act H.R. 1227/S.475 - Alternatives to Prevent Addiction in the Nation (Alternatives to PAIN) Act H.R. 1735/S.779 - EARLY Minds Act H.R. 1448 - PEER for Mental Health Act H.R. 1585/S.709 - Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 1909/S.2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 957 - Parity Enforcement Act H.R. 2509/S.931 - COMPLETE Care Act H.R. 4206/S.1261 - CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 1305 - Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act H.R. 1902 - Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act H.R. 2223 - Building Capacity for Care Act H.R. 2586 - Reentry Act of 2025 H.R. 3884/S.2011 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025 H.R. 3266/S.1673 - Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 4619 - Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act S. 1062 - Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 912 - 9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Act H.R. 2587 - Youth Mental Health Research Act H.R. 2483/S.2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 2630 - Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act H.R. 3655 - STAR Plus Scholarship Act H.R. 3890/S. 2439 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 H.R. 3885/S.3989 - Community TEAMS Act H.R. 1867 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology H.R. 3164 - Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4681/S. 1379 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act H.R. 4723/S. 2446 - Mental Health for Latinos Act Conversations with Congressional offices on Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) H.R.3505 - Barriers to Suicide Act H.R.6249 - Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act H.R.7394/S.3783 - Mental Health Career Promotion Act H.R. 5074 - Protecting Young Minds Online Act H.R. 5434/S. 2826 - 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act H.R.5509 /S.2903 - Safe Step Act H.R. 5557 - Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R.1197 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 3514/S.1816 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H.Res.792 - Youth Mental Health Day and Suicide Prevention Day Resolution H.R.5725 - Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025 H.R.5706 - Mental Health Emergency Responder Act S. 3064 - Relief of Chronic Pain Act H.R. 6226 - Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act H.R. 5482 - Prevent Youth Suicide Act H.R.6672 - Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act Letter to Letter to Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Treasury regarding mental health parity enforcement H.R. 3492 - Protect Children's Innocence Act H.R. 498 - Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 6817/ S. 1056 - Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act Communication with Congressional offices on SAMHSA grant terminations Input on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) modernization Communication with Congressional offices on ghost networks S. 3486 - Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act H.R.7324/S. 683 - More Behavioral Health Providers Act H.R. 786/S. 1460 - Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act H.R. 4331 - Access to Claims Data Act H.R.5281 - REAL Health Providers Act H.R.7875 - Providing Opportunities for Individuals in Need of Treatment and Support (POINTS) Act Letter to Congress on Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funding H.R. 6396 - Kid PROOF Act H.R. 6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 H.R. 8234 - Save Money, Save Lives Act H.R.7092 - RAYS Act H.R.7787 - Mental Health Workforce Act Letter in support of funding for gun violence prevention research at CDC, NIH and NIJ. S.4076 - Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026 Letter supporting funding for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs (MMHSUD) and National Maternal Mental Health Hotline. H.R. 5629 - To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect H.R. 7994 - The HERO Act H.R. 8124 - STOP Suicide Act S.1924 / H.R.3624 - Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act H.R.8261 - Chronic Care Management Act Letter in support of funding for the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access program H.R. 8201 - Expanding Community Access to Health Services Act Letter supporting increased funding for Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education Letter expressing concerns over H.R. 5629 and H.R. 5630 S. 1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 4110 - EMPOWER for Health Act H.R. 9044 - Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R. 8163 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act H.R.8961 - Student Suicide Prevention Awareness Act H.Res.1329 - Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as Mental Health Awareness Month H.R.8989 - Evidence-Based Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2026 H.R.8122/ S.4640 - 9-8-8 Connect Act H.R.8811/S.4552 - Moms Matter Act H.R.9257 - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act H.R.8487/S.3401 - Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act Joint letter to SAMHSA regarding the planned removal of SAMHSAs buprenorphine practitioner locator and pharmacy locator.

H.R. 1107 - Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act H.R. 1987/ S. 926 - Saving Our Veterans Lives Act Support for VA physician exemptions to return to office H.R. 3863 - VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act H.R. 4837 - Written Informed Consent Act H.R.8044 - Get Justice-Involved Veterans Behavioral Assistance and Care for Key Health Outcomes to Maintain Empowerment (BACK HOME) Act

Letter to CMS outlining recommendations for the Medicaid Community Engagement Provisions of H.R.1 Letter to CMS regarding Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender affirming care proposed rule Letter to CMS regarding conditions of participation for gender affirming care proposed rule Response to CMS Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D 2027 proposed rule Letter to CMS regarding hospital signage guidance Letter to CMS regarding Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Benefit and Payment Parameters 2027 proposed rule Letter to CMS regarding support for Suicide Safety Planning, and The Collaborative Care Model Letter to CMS in response to RFI on Step Therapy Letter to CMS regarding Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization proposed rule Letter to CMS regarding Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Program 2027 proposed rule Letter to CMS regarding Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program and Prospective Payment System 2027 proposed rule Joint letter to HHS, Treasury, and Labor regarding implementation and CMS enforcement of the No Surprises Act Coalition letter to Senator Cassidy, Senator Smith, Representative Tonko, and Representative Huizenga regarding support of Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act (S.4076) and the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (H.R. 4619) Joint communication to CMS regarding the implementation of Medicaid eligibility and community engagement requirements under H.R. 1.

H.R. 2028/ S. 942 - Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) Letter supporting funding for Mental Health Services Professional Demonstration (MHSP) and School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) grant programs

Letter to DHS Secretary regarding physician J-1 visas Letter to DHS Secretary for physician exemption to H-1B visa fee H.R. 7961 - H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act