AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

Child passenger safety; Appropriations for the Indian Health Service - HIS; Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA) - EPA; 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, NHTSA; Button battery ingestions - CPSC; Early childhood education - HHS; Child product safety and injury prevention - CPSC; Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) - HHS, ACF& ASPE; 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) - WH Domestic Policy Council; WH Office of Gun Violence Prevention; CDC; NIH; DOJ; Childcare Funding & Resources - HHS, OCC; Native American Child Health - DOI; EPA, HHS, HIS; Water Beads - CPSC; Vaccines - HHS; Fluoride; Child Welfare & Medicaid, Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 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; Regulation of Tobacco Products - Department of Health and Human Services; Funding for Public Health Tobacco Programs; End Tobacco Loopholes Act (H.R. 1798/S. 819); Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act; Reentry Act (H.R. 2586); Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act (H.R. 2527); Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Act (S. 652); National Institutes of Health & AHRQ Research Funding; H.R. 21/S. 6; Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R. 1509/S. 752); REINS Act (H.R. 142) 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 (/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; Medicaid; 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) FY26 SFOPS Appropriations - International Affairs Budget, USAID Operating Expenses, Maternal and Child Health, Vulnerable Children, IDA, MRA, UNICEF, PEPFAR; Executive Order: Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid; PEPFAR Reauthorization 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; Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program - USDA; Public Health Preparedness and Response- ASPR; National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters - ASPR; Research for Pregnant and Lactating Women -FDA, HHS, NIH; Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act; Funding for Pediatric Device Consortia; Funding for Emergency Medical Services for Children Program; Funding for HRSA Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program; Funding for WIC - OMB, USDA; Donor Milk; Dietary Guidelines - USDA, HHS; Child Poverty; Suicide Prevention - SAMHSA; School Meal Standards - USDA; WIC Food Packages -USDA; Universal School Meals - USDA, White House; Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act/CACFP; Unaccompanied Children; Equality Act; Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention; Child Tax Credit; Supporting Childrens Mental Health Care Access; Gender Affirming Care - HHS; Safety of Pediatricians and Childrens Hospitals - DOJ, HHS; Same Day Billing Restrictions in Mental Health; FAA Reauthorization/ Emergency Medical Kits; Drug Shortage Prevention Act; Prevention and Early Intervention Set-Aside in Mental Health Block Grant; Child Poverty Reduction; Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools; Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act; School Meals Expansion; Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act; Mental Health Parity - HHS, CMS; Sarah Katz Caffeine Safety Act; Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (H.R. 1061/S. 455) - HHS, DHS; Whole Milk - 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); Vaccines for Children program improvements - HHS/CMS, CDC; Telehealth - DEA tele-prescribing, Medicare telehealth extension, CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1261) - HHS, DEA