Communications with Congress
119th Congress 2025-2026
AAPA regularly communicates with Congress on issues of importance to the PA profession.
Coalition Letter to Senate Leadership on Student Loan Provisions in One Big Beautiful Bill Act 6-30-2025
CDC Funding Sign-On Letter to House Appropriations Committee 6-17-2025
AAPA joins with other organizations asking Congress to fund the CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
CDC Funding Sign-On Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee 6-17-2025
AAPA joins with other organizations asking Congress to fund the CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
Medicaid Primary Care Sign-On Letter 4-25-2025
Patient Access to Responsible Care Alliance Letter to Congress on Potential Cuts to Medicaid 3-24-2025
118th Congress 2023-2024
AAPA regularly communicates with Congress on issues of importance to the PA profession.
Group Letter to House & Senate Leaders re: Extension of Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities 12-11-2024
The Reentry Act and Due Process Continuity of Care Act Sign-On Letter 11-18-2024
Hospice Care Accountability & Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act 6-25-2024
Sign-On Letter in Support of the NIH All of Us Research Program 6-24-2024
Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Rural Health Care 5-16-2024
House Ways & Means Field Hearing on Empowering Native American and Rural Communities 5-10-2024
AAPA Comments to the House Committee on Ways and Means Rural Health RFI
HR 2713, The Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act
Telehealth Expansion Act Stakeholder Support Letter
Sign-On Letter in Support of the Reentry Act
Response to Senate HELP Committee Request for Information on Healthcare Workforce Shortages
117th Congress 2021-2022
AAPA regularly communicates with Congress on issues of importance to the PA profession.
Establishing a Pathway for Comprehensive Telehealth Reform Sign-On Letter
Statement to House Committee on Veterans Affairs on the RAISE Act
“Telehealth Cliff” Sign-On Letter
Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act Sign-On Letter
Statement to House Committee on Energy and Commerce Regarding Opioid Use Disorder
Archive 116th Congress 2019-2020
Sign-On Letter of Support for COVID-19 Testing for Vulnerable Communities
Sign-On Letter of Support for S. 4317, The Safe to Work Act
Response to Senate HELP Committee: Preparing for the Next Pandemic
Statement to Senate HELP Committee on Telehealth: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sign-On Letter of Support for the Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act
This letter to Congressional leaders urges support from a coalition of health care associations for the Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020.
Letter to Congressional Leaders on COVID-19
AAPA’s letter to the leaders of the House and Senate on measures to remove practice barriers and increase access to care during the pandemic.
PARCA Sign-On Letter on COVID-19 Relief Package
April 13, 2020 letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer.
Sign On Letter Supporting Removal of Practice Barriers during COVID-19
March 18, 2020 letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Charles Schumer.
Sign-On Letter in Support of S. 3539
March 20, 2020 – Letter to Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer
N95 Mask Sign On Letter
March 20, 2020 – Letter to Vice President Mike Pence, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer.
AAPA Statement to House Energy & Commerce Committee
March 3, 2020 – Statement for the Record Submitted to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
Statement to Senate Special Committee on Aging
February 12, 2020 Statement for the Record submitted to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
AAPA Congressional Telehealth Caucus Comments
4/9/19. Letter from Congressional Telehealth Caucus in response to the Congressional Telehealth Caucus RFI on telehealth legislation.
Statement to Senate HELP Committee on Access to Care in Underserved Communities
Statement for the Record submitted to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on January 29, 2019.
Archive 115th Congress 2017-2018
Rural Health Comments
Letter to Senator Tom Daschle, Senator Olympia Snowe, Governor Ronnie Musgrove, and Governor Tommy Thompson.
APRN-PA Letter to Senate Leaders on Opioid Legislation
Letter to Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer on the opioid crisis.
AAPA Letter of Support for H.R. 6, the SUPPORT Act
Letter to Speaker Paul Ryan and Leader Nancy Pelosi on the SUPPORT Act.
Opioid Package Sign-On Letter
Letter to Speaker Paul Ryan, Leader Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Democratic Whip, Steny Hoyer on the opioid epidemic.
AOA Sign-On Letter to Senate HELP Committee on the Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018
Letter to Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray.
Comments to Senate HELP Committee on The Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
Letter to Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray.
Letter to Senate Bipartisan Working Group on Healthcare Price Transparency Initiative
AAPA’s comments to the Senate bipartisan working group focusing on a healthcare price transparency initiative.
Statement to House Ways and Means Committee on the Opioid Epidemic
March 15, 2018 letter to Chairmen Kevin Brady, Richard E. Neal, Peter J. Roskam, and Sander Levin.
Statement to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on Combating the Opioid Crisis
Submitted to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Subcommittee on Health on the continuing opioid crisis.
AAPA Letter to Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017
Letter to Senator Johnny Isakson and Senator Jon Tester.
AAPA Statement for the Record to Senate HELP Committee on The Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis
Statement for the Record Submitted to U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension on Behalf of the American Academy of PAs.
Senator Burr Letter of Support for NDAA Amendment
Letter to Senator Richard Burr.
Letter of Support to Reps. Bergman and Kuster on H.R. 3262, the Grow Our Own Directive (GOOD) Act
Letter to Representative Jack Bergman and Representive Ann McLane Kuster.
Letter of Support to Reps. Brownley and Woodall on H.R. 2547, the Veterans Expanded Trucking Opportunities Act
Letter to Representative Julia Brownley and Representative Rob Woodall.
Letter of Support to Senators Cornyn and Warner on S. 1393, Jobs for Our Heroes Act
Letter to Senator John Cornyn and Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Statement to House Energy and Commerce Committee on MACRA and Alternative Payment Models
Statement for the Record submitted to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health.
HPNEC Sign-On Letter to Appropriations Committee Leaders on Title VII and Title VIII
Letter to Representative Tom Cole, Representative Rosa DeLauro, Senator Roy Blunt, and Senator Patty Murray.
AAPA Statement to the Senate VA Committee on S. 426, the “Grow Our Own Directive” (GOOD)
Submitted to Committee on Veterans’ Affairs regarding the “Grow Our Own Directive (GOOD): Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017.”
AAPA Statement to Senate Committee on Indiana Affairs on S. 1250 and S. 1275
Statement for the Record Submitted to U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs – “Legislative Hearing to Receive Testimony on the Following bills: S. 1250, S. 1275” – June 13, 2017
Letter to Senate Leaders on AHCA
May 15, 2017. Letter to Senator Mitch McConnell and Senator Chuck Schumer.
Sign-On Letter to Appropriations Committee Leaders on FY18 Labor-HHS 302(b) Allocation
May 8, 2017. Letter to Senator Thad Cochran, Senator Patrick Leahy, Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen, and Representative Nita Lowey.
Sign-On Letter to White House and Congressional Leaders on Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments
Letter to President Donald Trump, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker Paul Ryan, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Friends of HRSA Sign-On Letter on FY18 Appropriations
Joint Friends of HRSA Letter to Congress on FY 2018 Spending from March 30, 2017.
AAPA Letter to Reps. Reed and Blumenauer on H.R. 1617, the Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act of 2017
Letter to Representatives Tom Reed and Earl Blumenauer.
Letter to House leaders on AHCA
Letter to Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Letter to Reps. Jenkins and Thompson in Support of H.R. 1284, the Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act
Letter to Representatives Lynn Jenkins and Mike Thompson.
Letter to Senator Tester in Support of S. 426, The GOOD Act
Letter to Senator Jon Tester.
Archive 114th Congress 2015-2016
AAPA’s Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee on “Breaking the Cycle: Mental Health and the Justice System”
Submitted to the Committee on the Judiciary regarding the mental health and the justice system.
Letter of Support for Provider Payment Sunshine Act
December 18, 2015. Letter to Senator Charles Grassley and Senator Richard Blumenthal.
AAPA’s Statement to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on S. 2134, the Grow Our Own Directive: PA Employment and Education Act of 2015
Statement for the Record. Submitted to U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. November 18, 2015