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Issue: Support preservation of nonprofit tax status for AAMC member teaching health systems and hospitals with federal non-profit status. Issue: Educate Congress and policymakers on academic health systems, academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, medical schools, and faculty physicians unique role in patient care, education, research, and community collaboration. Explain the societal and community benefit related to such activities. Issue: Support tax exempt status for higher education institutions. H.R.593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act Issue: Support extending tax-exempt status to certain Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) health workforce education scholarship and loan programs. Issue: Support incentives for clinicians volunteering to be preceptors for medical students. P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issue: Oppose expansion of tax policies affecting intuitions of higher education, academic health systems, and academic medical centers, including the endowment tax. Support permanent charitable giving deduction for non-itemizing taxpayers.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Ensure earnings, outcomes, framework appropriately captures residents in training. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Ensure earnings, outcomes, framework appropriately captures residents in training. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act) Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict the scope of the 340B program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose numeric and geographic limits on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on a site's proportion of charity care or Medicaid outpatient services. S.5244 - Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support legislatively codifying Congress intent for the 340B program. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.9599 - Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on the social vulnerability score or payer mix. H.R.10770 - 340B Rebate Model Delay Act Issue: Delay implementation of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Educate lawmakers about the administrative burden such a model would impose on covered entities. Issue: Oppose shift in 340B program administration from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oppose Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare Part B reimbursement reduction for 340B-acquired drugs from average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 33.4 percent. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements, provide adequate cost-sharing protections, or a sufficiently robust provider network. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and affiliated faculty physicians, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.1589 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations. Issue: Educate lawmakers about health workforce patterns including primary care.

Issue: Support ethical research with non-human primates and other animals. H.R.1802 - Save Pets, Animals, and Research Ethics (SPARE) Act. Issue: Oppose limits on animal research that would halt critical research and restrict innovation in the biological and biomedical fields. Issue: Support novel approaches to research in addition to ethical use of animal models in research.

Issue: Support ethical research with non-human primates and other animals. H.R.1802 - Save Pets, Animals, and Research Ethics (SPARE) Act. Issue: Oppose limits on animal research that would halt critical research and restrict innovation in the biological and biomedical fields. Issue: Support novel approaches to research in addition to ethical use of animal models in research.

Issue: Support ethical research with non-human primates and other animals. H.R.1802 - Save Pets, Animals, and Research Ethics (SPARE) Act Issue: Oppose limits on animal research that would halt critical research and restrict innovation in the biological and biomedical fields. Issue: Support novel approaches to research in addition to ethical use of animal models in research.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of NIH-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. Issue: Avoid unnecessary restrictions on types of research including human embryonic stem cell, fetal tissue, gain of function, and animal research. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act. S.5295 - NIH Mentorship Modernization Act Issue: Provide feedback on National Institutes of Health (NIH) research training and mentors. Issue: Suggest opportunities to strengthen support for clinical trials. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on challenges associated with slow pace of National Institutes of Health (NIH) obligations.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. Issue: Avoid unnecessary restrictions on types of research including human embryonic stem cell, fetal tissue, gain of function, and animal research. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of NIH-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. Issue: Avoid unnecessary restrictions on types of research including human embryonic stem cell, fetal tissue, gain of function, and animal research. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of NIH-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of NIH-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. Issue: Avoid unnecessary restrictions on types of research including human embryonic stem cell, fetal tissue, gain of function, and animal research. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act. S.5295 - NIH Mentorship Modernization Act Issue: Provide feedback on National Institutes of Health (NIH) research training and mentors. Issue: Suggest opportunities to strengthen support for clinical trials. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on challenges associated with slow pace of National Institutes of Health (NIH) obligations.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Ensure earnings, outcomes, framework appropriately captures residents in training. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Ensure earnings, outcomes, framework appropriately captures residents in training. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight of leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act) Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict the scope of the 340B program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose numeric and geographic limits on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on a site's proportion of charity care or Medicaid outpatient services. S.5244 - Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support legislatively codifying Congress intent for the 340B program. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.9599 - Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on the social vulnerability score or payer mix. H.R.10770 - 340B Rebate Model Delay Act Issue: Delay implementation of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Educate lawmakers about the administrative burden such a model would impose on covered entities. Issue: Oppose shift in 340B program administration from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oppose Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare Part B reimbursement reduction for 340B-acquired drugs from average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 33.4 percent. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements, provide adequate cost-sharing protections, or a sufficiently robust provider network. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and affiliated faculty physicians, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.1589 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations. Issue: Educate lawmakers about health workforce patterns including primary care.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Oppose restructuring the 340B program from an upfront discount to a retrospective rebate. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state ACA marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.745 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. Issue: Avoid unnecessary restrictions on types of research including human embryonic stem cell, fetal tissue, gain of function, and animal research. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of NIH-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight of leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. Issue: Avoid unnecessary restrictions on types of research including human embryonic stem cell, fetal tissue, gain of function, and animal research. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act. S.5295 - NIH Mentorship Modernization Act Issue: Provide feedback on National Institutes of Health (NIH) research training and mentors. Issue: Suggest opportunities to strengthen support for clinical trials. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on challenges associated with slow pace of National Institutes of Health (NIH) obligations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Oppose restructuring the 340B program from an upfront discount to a retrospective rebate. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state ACA marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.745 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of NIH-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act) Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict the scope of the 340B program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose numeric and geographic limits on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on a site's proportion of charity care or Medicaid outpatient services. S.5244 - Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support legislatively codifying Congress intent for the 340B program. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.9599 - Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on the social vulnerability score or payer mix. H.R.10770 - 340B Rebate Model Delay Act Issue: Delay implementation of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Educate lawmakers about the administrative burden such a model would impose on covered entities. Issue: Oppose shift in 340B program administration from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oppose Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare Part B reimbursement reduction for 340B-acquired drugs from average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 33.4 percent. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements, provide adequate cost-sharing protections, or a sufficiently robust provider network. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and affiliated faculty physicians, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.1589 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations. Issue: Educate lawmakers about health workforce patterns including primary care.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Ensure earnings, outcomes, framework appropriately captures residents in training. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Ensure earnings, outcomes, framework appropriately captures residents in training. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2026 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support reauthorization of programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7006 - Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the National Science Foundation.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance and efforts to politicize NIH grant decision making. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years. Issue: Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance government-wide. P.L.119-103 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 H.R.9770 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Issue: Support temporary funding extension and language preventing action on the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2027 Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2026 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support reauthorization of programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7006 - Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the National Science Foundation.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Oppose restructuring the 340B program from an upfront discount to a retrospective rebate. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state ACA marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.745 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight of leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act) Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict the scope of the 340B program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose numeric and geographic limits on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on a site's proportion of charity care or Medicaid outpatient services. S.5244 - Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support legislatively codifying Congress intent for the 340B program. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.9599 - Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on the social vulnerability score or payer mix. H.R.10770 - 340B Rebate Model Delay Act Issue: Delay implementation of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Educate lawmakers about the administrative burden such a model would impose on covered entities. Issue: Oppose shift in 340B program administration from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oppose Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare Part B reimbursement reduction for 340B-acquired drugs from average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 33.4 percent. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements, provide adequate cost-sharing protections, or a sufficiently robust provider network. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and affiliated faculty physicians, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.1589 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations. Issue: Educate lawmakers about health workforce patterns including primary care.

H.R.5100 - To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. Issue: Support 1-year reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. S.3971 Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.

P.L.119-83 Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act H.R.5100 - To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. Issue: Support 1-year reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. S.3971 Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Issue: Provide comments to Congress and the administration on implications of proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance.

P.L.119-83 - Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act H.R.5100 - To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. Issue: Support 1-year reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. S.3971 - Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Issue: Provide comments to Congress and the administration on implications of proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2026 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support reauthorization of programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7006 - Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the National Science Foundation.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance and efforts to politicize NIH grant decision making. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years. Issue: Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance government-wide. P.L.119-103 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 H.R.9770 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Issue: Support temporary funding extension and language preventing action on the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2027 Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2026 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support reauthorization of programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7006 - Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the National Science Foundation.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Oppose restructuring the 340B program from an upfront discount to a retrospective rebate. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state ACA marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.745 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act) Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict the scope of the 340B program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose numeric and geographic limits on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on a site's proportion of charity care or Medicaid outpatient services. S.5244 - Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support legislatively codifying Congress intent for the 340B program. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.9599 - Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on the social vulnerability score or payer mix. H.R.10770 - 340B Rebate Model Delay Act Issue: Delay implementation of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Educate lawmakers about the administrative burden such a model would impose on covered entities. Issue: Oppose shift in 340B program administration from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oppose Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare Part B reimbursement reduction for 340B-acquired drugs from average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 33.4 percent. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements, provide adequate cost-sharing protections, or a sufficiently robust provider network. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and affiliated faculty physicians, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.1589 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations. Issue: Educate lawmakers about health workforce patterns including primary care.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight of leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Support preservation of nonprofit tax status for AAMC member teaching health systems and hospitals with federal non-profit status. Issue: Educate Congress and policymakers on academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, medical schools, and faculty physicians unique role in patient care, education, research, and community collaboration. Explain the societal and community benefit related to such activities. Issue: Support tax exempt status for higher education institutions. H.R.593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act Issue: Support extending tax-exempt status to certain Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) health workforce education scholarship and loan programs. Issue: Support incentives for clinicians volunteering to be preceptors for medical students. P.L.119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issue: Oppose expansion of tax policies affecting intuitions of higher education, academic health systems, and academic medical centers, including the endowment tax. Support permanent charitable giving deduction for non-itemizing taxpayers.

Issue: Support preservation of nonprofit tax status for AAMC member teaching health systems and hospitals with federal non-profit status. Issue: Educate Congress and policymakers on academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, medical schools, and faculty physicians unique role in patient care, education, research, and community collaboration. Explain the societal and community benefit related to such activities. Issue: Support tax exempt status for higher education institutions. H.R.593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act Issue: Support extending tax-exempt status to certain Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) health workforce education scholarship and loan programs. Issue: Support incentives for clinicians volunteering to be preceptors for medical students. P.L.119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issue: Oppose expansion of tax policies affecting intuitions of higher education, academic health systems, and academic medical centers, including the endowment tax. Support permanent charitable giving deduction for non-itemizing taxpayers.

Issue: Support preservation of nonprofit tax status for AAMC member teaching health systems and hospitals with federal non-profit status. Issue: Educate Congress and policymakers on academic health systems, academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, medical schools, and faculty physicians unique role in patient care, education, research, and community collaboration. Explain the societal and community benefit related to such activities. Issue: Support tax exempt status for higher education institutions. H.R.593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act Issue: Support extending tax-exempt status to certain Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) health workforce education scholarship and loan programs. Issue: Support incentives for clinicians volunteering to be preceptors for medical students. P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issue: Oppose expansion of tax policies affecting intuitions of higher education, academic health systems, and academic medical centers, including the endowment tax. Support permanent charitable giving deduction for non-itemizing taxpayers.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act) Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict the scope of the 340B program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose numeric and geographic limits on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on a site's proportion of charity care or Medicaid outpatient services. S.5244 - Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support legislatively codifying Congress intent for the 340B program. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.9599 - Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on the social vulnerability score or payer mix. H.R.10770 - 340B Rebate Model Delay Act Issue: Delay implementation of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Educate lawmakers about the administrative burden such a model would impose on covered entities. Issue: Oppose shift in 340B program administration from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oppose Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare Part B reimbursement reduction for 340B-acquired drugs from average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 33.4 percent. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements, provide adequate cost-sharing protections, or a sufficiently robust provider network. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and affiliated faculty physicians, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.1589 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations. Issue: Educate lawmakers about health workforce patterns including primary care.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight of leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Oppose restructuring the 340B program from an upfront discount to a retrospective rebate. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state ACA marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.745 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2026 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support reauthorization of programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7006 - Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the National Science Foundation.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2026 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support reauthorization of programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7006 - Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the National Science Foundation.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2027 Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance and efforts to politicize NIH grant decision making. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years. Issue: Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance government-wide. P.L.119-103 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 H.R.9770 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Issue: Support temporary funding extension and language preventing action on the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2027 Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance and efforts to politicize NIH grant decision making. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years. Issue: Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance government-wide. P.L.119-103 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 H.R.9770 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Issue: Support temporary funding extension and language preventing action on the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Ensure earnings, outcomes, framework appropriately captures residents in training. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Ensure earnings, outcomes, framework appropriately captures residents in training. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2027 Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance and efforts to politicize NIH grant decision making. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years. Issue: Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance government-wide. P.L.119-103 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 H.R.9770 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Issue: Support temporary funding extension and language preventing action on the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance and efforts to politicize NIH grant decision making. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years. Issue: Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance government-wide. P.L.119-103 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 H.R.9770 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Issue: Support temporary funding extension and language preventing action on the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2027 Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight of leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act) Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict the scope of the 340B program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose numeric and geographic limits on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on a site's proportion of charity care or Medicaid outpatient services. S.5244 - Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support legislatively codifying Congress intent for the 340B program. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.9599 - Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on the social vulnerability score or payer mix. H.R.10770 - 340B Rebate Model Delay Act Issue: Delay implementation of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Educate lawmakers about the administrative burden such a model would impose on covered entities. Issue: Oppose shift in 340B program administration from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oppose Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare Part B reimbursement reduction for 340B-acquired drugs from average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 33.4 percent. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements, provide adequate cost-sharing protections, or a sufficiently robust provider network. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and affiliated faculty physicians, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.1589 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations. Issue: Educate lawmakers about health workforce patterns including primary care.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance and efforts to politicize NIH grant decision making. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years. Issue: Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance government-wide. P.L.119-103 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 H.R.9770 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Issue: Support temporary funding extension and language preventing action on the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of NIH-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. Issue: Avoid unnecessary restrictions on types of research including human embryonic stem cell, fetal tissue, gain of function, and animal research. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of NIH-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. Issue: Avoid unnecessary restrictions on types of research including human embryonic stem cell, fetal tissue, gain of function, and animal research. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act. S.5295 - NIH Mentorship Modernization Act Issue: Provide feedback on National Institutes of Health (NIH) research training and mentors. Issue: Suggest opportunities to strengthen support for clinical trials. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on challenges associated with slow pace of National Institutes of Health (NIH) obligations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Oppose restructuring the 340B program from an upfront discount to a retrospective rebate. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state ACA marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.745 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. Issue: Avoid unnecessary restrictions on types of research including human embryonic stem cell, fetal tissue, gain of function, and animal research. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act. S.5295 - NIH Mentorship Modernization Act Issue: Provide feedback on National Institutes of Health (NIH) research training and mentors. Issue: Suggest opportunities to strengthen support for clinical trials. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on challenges associated with slow pace of National Institutes of Health (NIH) obligations.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. Issue: Avoid unnecessary restrictions on types of research including human embryonic stem cell, fetal tissue, gain of function, and animal research. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of NIH-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act.

Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about the impact of regulatory burden on medical research. Issue: Oppose inappropriate use of march-in authority. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about opportunities to strengthen medical research supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH). H.R.1864/S.854 - Risky Research Review Act Issue: Support prevention of unintended consequences from new restrictions on life sciences research. H.R.1863/S.855 - Royalty Transparency Act Issue: Support efforts to ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review system is not hampered. H.Res.708 - Recognizing the contributions of medical research and observing "Medical Research Week" from September 15 through September 19, 2025. Issue: Educate Congress about the importance of NIH-supported medical research. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Provide comments on provisions to strengthen research, including rejecting inclusion of subtitle D, SAFE Research Act.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act) Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict the scope of the 340B program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose numeric and geographic limits on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on a site's proportion of charity care or Medicaid outpatient services. S.5244 - Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support legislatively codifying Congress intent for the 340B program. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.9599 - Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on the social vulnerability score or payer mix. H.R.10770 - 340B Rebate Model Delay Act Issue: Delay implementation of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Educate lawmakers about the administrative burden such a model would impose on covered entities. Issue: Oppose shift in 340B program administration from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oppose Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare Part B reimbursement reduction for 340B-acquired drugs from average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 33.4 percent. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements, provide adequate cost-sharing protections, or a sufficiently robust provider network. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and affiliated faculty physicians, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.1589 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations. Issue: Educate lawmakers about health workforce patterns including primary care.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Oppose restructuring the 340B program from an upfront discount to a retrospective rebate. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state ACA marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.745 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight of leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Ensure earnings, outcomes, framework appropriately captures residents in training. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Ensure earnings, outcomes, framework appropriately captures residents in training. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

P.L.119-21 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R.1 and Senate-Passed Amendment to H.R.1 Issues: Support affordable income-driven repayment plans for borrowers and the ability for student borrowers to borrow up to the cost of attendance. Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and elimination of Direct PLUS loans, and long-standing tax deductions. Oppose misleading risk sharing requirements. Oppose limitations to institutions financial aid access based on tax status. Issue: Ensure implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) supports medical students and residents. H.R.2106/S.975 - Expanding Medical Education Act Issue: Support grants to create, expand, and support medical schools and regional medical campuses, including minority serving institutions (MSIs). H.R.3885 - Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (TEAMS) Act Issue: Support grants to provide community-based training for medical students in rural and medically underserved communities. S.3757 - Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act Issue: Support the application of consistent federal Title IV student aid eligibility requirements for all graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and Canada. Issue: Support the elimination of taxes on non-tuition student scholarships and grant aid. Issue: Oppose limiting financial aid access for students at institutions subject to the endowment tax. Issue: Support reinstating graduate student eligibility for Federal Direct Subsidized Loans. Issue: Urge revisions to the Department of Education proposal to change admissions data collections practices. Issue: Oppose proposed compact that would impose conditions threatening innovation. Issue: Support clarifying definition of professional student programs. Issue: Oppose elimination of Direct PLUS loans and other limitations on graduate/professional borrowing. Support eliminating student loan origination fees and interest capitalization. Issue: Support loan repayment incentives for rural health care providers. Issue: Support tax incentives for clinical preceptors. Issue: Support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility for physicians. H.R.1048/S.1296 - DETERRENT Act Issue: Oppose expanding current college foreign gift reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. Issue: Ensure any changes to the Department of Education do not interfere with core department functions important to medical schools and medical students.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act) Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict the scope of the 340B program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose numeric and geographic limits on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on a site's proportion of charity care or Medicaid outpatient services. S.5244 - Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support legislatively codifying Congress intent for the 340B program. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.9599 - Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on the social vulnerability score or payer mix. H.R.10770 - 340B Rebate Model Delay Act Issue: Delay implementation of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Educate lawmakers about the administrative burden such a model would impose on covered entities. Issue: Oppose shift in 340B program administration from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oppose Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare Part B reimbursement reduction for 340B-acquired drugs from average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 33.4 percent. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements, provide adequate cost-sharing protections, or a sufficiently robust provider network. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and affiliated faculty physicians, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.1589 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations. Issue: Educate lawmakers about health workforce patterns including primary care.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Oppose restructuring the 340B program from an upfront discount to a retrospective rebate. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state ACA marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.745 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight of leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight of leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Oppose restructuring the 340B program from an upfront discount to a retrospective rebate. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state ACA marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.745 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act) Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict the scope of the 340B program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose numeric and geographic limits on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on a site's proportion of charity care or Medicaid outpatient services. S.5244 - Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support legislatively codifying Congress intent for the 340B program. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.9599 - Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on the social vulnerability score or payer mix. H.R.10770 - 340B Rebate Model Delay Act Issue: Delay implementation of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Educate lawmakers about the administrative burden such a model would impose on covered entities. Issue: Oppose shift in 340B program administration from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oppose Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare Part B reimbursement reduction for 340B-acquired drugs from average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 33.4 percent. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements, provide adequate cost-sharing protections, or a sufficiently robust provider network. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and affiliated faculty physicians, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.1589 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations. Issue: Educate lawmakers about health workforce patterns including primary care.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2026 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support reauthorization of programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7006 - Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the National Science Foundation.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2027 Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2026 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support reauthorization of programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. P.L.-119-74 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 Presidents FY 2026 Budget Request H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2354 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7006 - Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the National Science Foundation.

Issue: Ensure robust non-defense discretionary spending levels, including in the Labor-HHS spending bill. S.862 - Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act Issue: Support extension of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) funding. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. FY 2027 Presidents Request on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies H.R.8469 - FY 2027 Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies Spending Bill P.L.119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Issue: Support increased funding for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research Program and funding to preserve animal research. P.L.119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Division B H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, substitute amendment #3951 Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and ensure it does not supplant NIH funding. Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.8845 - FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issues: Support funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Support language prohibiting changes to facilities and administrative costs across the federal government. P.L.-119-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.8495 - FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill Issue: Support language preventing changes to facilities and administrative support and encouraging adoption of the Financial Accountability in Research model. Issue: Support efforts to strengthen federal science agencies reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs and prevent changes that would undermine research. FY 2027 Presidents Budget Request H.R.9260 - FY 2027 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Spending Bill Issue: Support increased funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gun Violence Prevention Research, Advanced Molecular Detection, Hospital Preparedness Program, biodefense, and emerging special pathogens and public health preparedness programs. Oppose limitations on facilities and administrative reimbursement and engage stakeholders on alternative approaches. Address the NIH salary cap. Support animal research and oppose efforts to increase burden on researchers unnecessarily. Support investment in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Avoid arbitrary restrictions on research, public health, education, and health care. Support continued and increased funding for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health workforce and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. Support robust 302(b) allocation and funding for non-defense discretionary programs. Support continued funding for the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Support continued funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medicare Education Program and Community Health Centers. Support timely disbursement of appropriated funds. Support full funding for the programs established under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Ensure appropriate proportion of forward funded awards. Support funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance and efforts to politicize NIH grant decision making. Issue: Urge elimination of disruptions, delays, and unnecessary administrative barriers preventing NIH and other agencies from expending their appropriations at a pace resembling past fiscal years. Issue: Support prohibition on finalizing and implementing the Office of Management & Budgets (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance government-wide. P.L.119-103 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 H.R.9770 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 Issue: Support temporary funding extension and language preventing action on the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Oppose restructuring the 340B program from an upfront discount to a retrospective rebate. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state ACA marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.745 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight of leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Oppose restructuring the 340B program from an upfront discount to a retrospective rebate. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state ACA marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. P.L.-119-75 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.745 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Issue: Oppose efforts to reduce the scope of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose efforts to impose additional reporting requirements on 340B hospitals. Oppose efforts to restrict the 340B patient definition. Oppose efforts to restrict hospital eligibility for the 340B program. Oppose shift in 340B program administration from HRSA to CMS. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress on the medical education and training continuum, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, and teaching hospitals, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and their affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.929/S.266 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Issue: Support ability of Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to implement evidenced-based practices for preventing suicide and improving mental health and resiliency among health care professionals, and for training health care professionals in appropriate strategies to address substance use disorders. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight of leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations.

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act) Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict the scope of the 340B program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose numeric and geographic limits on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on a site's proportion of charity care or Medicaid outpatient services. S.5244 - Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support legislatively codifying Congress intent for the 340B program. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.9599 - Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on the social vulnerability score or payer mix. H.R.10770 - 340B Rebate Model Delay Act Issue: Delay implementation of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Educate lawmakers about the administrative burden such a model would impose on covered entities. Issue: Oppose shift in 340B program administration from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oppose Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare Part B reimbursement reduction for 340B-acquired drugs from average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 33.4 percent. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements, provide adequate cost-sharing protections, or a sufficiently robust provider network. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and affiliated faculty physicians, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.1589 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations. Issue: Educate lawmakers about health workforce patterns including primary care.