ASPPH Policy & Advocacy Efforts
ASPPH is dedicated to advocating on behalf of its members and advancing academic public health, including participating in collective letter sign-on efforts and joint statements that strengthen our shared voice. Below are the current efforts and written materials we have joined and/or led.
For any questions, please contact us at advocacy@aspph.org.
November 2025
appropriations
ASPPH Conference Letter Regarding Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bills (FY 26)
November 18
October 2025
Dept of ed/neg reg
Joint Sign-On Letter to RISE Committee Regarding Professional Degrees Definition – Session 2
October 31
Appropriations/NIH
Ad-Hoc for Medical Research Sign-On Letter Urging Appropriators to Finalize NIH Funding
October 27
H1-B
FASPH Letter Requesting Exemption of Health Profession Education Workforce in President Trump’s September 19 H1-B Visa Proclamation
October 24
Dept of Ed/Neg Reg
ASPPH-Led FASHP Letter Urging Dept of Ed to Recognize Public Health Professional Degrees
October 2
September 2025
August 2025
June 2025
appropriations/hhs/ahrq
Sign-On to Support United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) at AHRQ
June 30
appropriations/higher ed
ASPPH Submits Health Care Community Sign-On Letter on Higher Education Provisions in the Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill Testimony to Senate on FY 2026 Public Health Funding
June 11
hepatitis c/appropriations
Hepatitis C Elimination Coalition Applauds Senators Cassidy and Van Hollen for Introducing Historic Legislation to Eliminate Hepatitis C
June 4
May 2025
appropriations/hhs
New ASPPH Economic Impact Report Warns of Setbacks to Public Health Progress Amid Federal Budget Cuts
May 20
appropriations/PPHF
Sign On Community Letter Opposing Possible Cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF)
May 6
ad hoc group/nih
Sign On Community Letter Inviting NIH Director Dr. Bhattacharya to Meet with the Ad Hoc Group
May 5
April 2025
appropriations/cdc/nih
AAP Gun Violence Prevention Research Roundtable Sign On Letter in Support of Increased Funding for GVP Research at CDC and NIH
April 29
appropriations/atsdr
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) FY 2026 Sign-On Letter
April 29
appropriations/hhs
Coalition for Health Funding Sign On Letter to House and Senate Appropriators Rejecting Proposed HHS Cuts
April 26
appropriation/hrsa/phtc’s
Dear Colleague Letter led by Rep. Debbie Dingell in support of funding for PHTCs and the Preventive Medicine Residencies Programs
April 22
appropriations/cdc/prc’s
Letter to Key House and Senate Committees on Importance of Continued Funding for the PRC Program
April 14
appropriations/hhs
ASPPH Submits Testimony to House on Fiscal Year 2026 Public Health Funding
April 9
appropriations/cdc
CDC Coalition FY 2026 Letter to House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittees
April 9
appropriations/naccho/idsa
Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program and Bio – Preparedness Workforce Pilot Program Sign On Letter
April 7
appropriations/cdc
FY26 Funding for the National Center for Health Statistics Sign On Letter
April 1
March 2025
February 2025
appropriations/hhs
ASPPH Joins Lawsuit to Block NIH Facilities and Administrative Cost Cap
February 12
appropriations/hhs
ASPPH Statement on Cuts to Federal Research Grants Facilities and Administrative Costs
February 9
cdc
ASPPH Statement on the Removal of Critical CDC Data Sets and the Suspension of Scientific Publications
February 3
January 2025
appropriations/cdc/samhsa
TFAH Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) Sign On Letter to Congress
January 31