AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

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

HCR · Health Issues

H.R. 929/S.266 - Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization H.R. 593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act H.R. 1153 - Rural America Health Corps Act H.R. 1227/S.475 - Alternatives to Prevent Addiction in the Nation (Alternatives to PAIN) Act H.R. 1735/S.779 - EARLY Minds Act H.R. 1448 - PEER for Mental Health Act H.R. 1909/S.2621 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 957 - Parity Enforcement Act H.R. 2509/S.931 - COMPLETE Care Act H.R. 4206/S.1261 - CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2586 - Reentry Act of 2025 H.R. 3884/S.2011 - Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025 H.R. 4619 - Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act S. 1062 - Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 912 - 9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Act H.R. 2483/S.2121 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 3655 - STAR Plus Scholarship Act H.R. 3885/S.3989 - Community TEAMS Act H.R. 3164 - Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4681/S. 1379 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act Conversations with Congressional offices on Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) H.R.3505/S.5558 - Barriers to Suicide Act H.R. 5434/S. 2826 - 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act H.R.5509 /S.2903 - Safe Step Act H.R. 5557 - Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R. 3514/S.1816 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S. 3064 - Relief of Chronic Pain Act H.R.6672 - Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act Conversations regarding mental health parity enforcement Communication with Congressional offices on SAMHSA grant terminations Input on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) modernization Communication with Congressional offices on ghost networks H.R.7092 - RAYS Act Support of funding for gun violence prevention research at CDC, NIH and NIJ. S.4076 - Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026 Letter supporting funding for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs (MMHSUD) and National Maternal Mental Health Hotline. H.R. 5629 - To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect H.R. 7994 - The HERO Act H.R. 8124 - STOP Suicide Act H.R. 8201 - Expanding Community Access to Health Services Act Letter expressing concerns over H.R. 5629 and H.R. 5630 H.R. 9044 - Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 H.R. 8163 - Provider Reimbursement Stability Act H.R.8961 - Student Suicide Prevention Awareness Act H.Res.1329 - Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as Mental Health Awareness Month H.R.8989 - Evidence-Based Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2026 H.R.8122/ S.4640 - 9-8-8 Connect Act H.R.8811/S.4552 - Moms Matter Act H.R.9257 - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act H.R.8487/S.3401 - Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act H.R. 9948 - Addictive Design Act H.R. 9551 - Mental Health Parity Enforcement and Funding Act H.R. 9693 - Patients First Act S.4916 - Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026 H.R.9538 - Residential Recovery for Seniors Act H.R.10216 - Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act H.R. 8657 - Campus Lifeline Act H.R. 10349 - Emergency Responders Mental Health Training (EMT) Act H.R. 10210 - Doctors Not AI Act H.R. 8693/S.3062 - GUARD Act H.R.10280 - 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2026 Letter supporting Project AWARE funding Letter urging prior authorization and step therapy reform National Health Service Corps extension Community Health Center funding extension H.R. 1 implementation impacts on Medicaid Conversation regarding vaccine recommendations and public health Response to HRSA RFI on the Safe Administration of Psychedelic Therapies

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 929, S.266, H.R. 593, H.R. 1153, H.R. 1227, S.475, H.R. 1735, S.779, H.R. 1448, H.R. 1909, S.2621, H.R. 957, H.R. 2509, S.931, H.R. 4206, S.1261, H.R. 2586, H.R. 3884, S.2011, H.R. 4619, S. 1062, H.R. 912, H.R. 2483, S.2121, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3885, S.3989, H.R. 3164, H.R. 4681, S. 1379, H.R.3505, S.5558, H.R. 5434, S. 2826, H.R.5509, S.2903, H.R. 5557, H.R. 3514, S.1816, S. 3064, H.R.6672, H.R.7092, S.4076, H.R. 5629, H.R. 7994, H.R. 8124, H.R. 8201, H.R. 5629, H.R. 5630, H.R. 9044, H.R. 8163, H.R.8961, H.Res.1329, H.R.8989, H.R.8122, S.4640, H.R.8811, S.4552, H.R.9257, H.R.8487, S.3401, H.R. 9948, H.R. 9551, H.R. 9693, S.4916, H.R.9538, H.R.10216, H.R. 8657, H.R. 10349, H.R. 10210, H.R. 8693, S.3062, H.R.10280, H.R. 1

VET · Veterans

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

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1107, H.R. 1987, S. 926, H.R. 3863, H.R. 4837, H.R.8044

MMM · Medicare/Medicaid

Letter to HHS regarding Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Medicaid Fee-for-Service Targeted Medicaid Practitioner Payments Letter to CMS regarding CMS Proposed 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Rule Coalition letter to CMS regarding Group-Based Interventions in Collaborative Care Coalition letter to CMS regarding the Adoption of Prevention-Focused Cost Measures for Mental Health Care Letter to CMS regarding the Proposed 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule Coalition letter to CMS urging CMS to Withdraw Proposed 50% Payment Reduction for Same-Day E/M Services Letter to HHS regarding Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes

EDU · Education

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

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 2028, S. 942

IMM · Immigration

Letter to DHS Secretary regarding physician J-1 visas Letter to DHS Secretary for physician exemption to H-1B visa fee H.R. 7961 - H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval regarding a regulation, entitled Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 7961

MED · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

APA response to the Temporary Scheduling of 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) APA response to HHSs RFI on the prevention, treatment, and recovery of substance use disorders