CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND

LAW · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Outreach to House and Senate staff re crime policy; met with Senate staff re crime and public safety agendas; preparing for and setting up meeting re public safety policy; meeting with Senate staff about potential prosecutorial reform legislation

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

sent communication to Senate staff re Senate budget resolution; call with House staff re event on federal spending/oversight

FOO · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Meeting with House staff re food affordability; call with Senate staff regarding food affordability issues

MMM · Medicare/Medicaid

Call with House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding issues of Medicaid fraud

TRA · Transportation

Call with Senate staff on potential DOT legislation regarding reducing unnecessary traffic stops and racial disparity in traffic stops

ENV · Environment/Superfund

Sent communication to Senate and House staff re gas price analysis

CON · Constitution

Internal planning for conversations with House and Senate staff on campaign finance and Citizens United; call with House and Senate staff regarding Citizens United and campaign finance issues

WEL · Welfare

Met and followed up with House staff re Social Security issues

EDU · Education

Met with Senate staff regarding higher education; communicated with House staff on education policy ideas; corresponded with House and Senate staff regarding S. Res. 202/ H. Res. 340; communicated with Senate staff re education priorities

Literal federal measure citations: S. Res. 202, H. Res. 340

HOU · Housing

Met with House staff regarding housing and tax policy; met with House staff re housing policy

HCR · Health Issues

Discussed healthcare policy issues with House staff; communicated with Senate staff regarding hospital price cap policy; met with House staff regarding health care issues; sent correspondence to House and Senate staff regarding healthcare priorities; emailed house and Senate staff to set up meetings on health policy; met with House staff regarding health care policy; call with House staff on health policy and call with Senate staff regarding health policy as well; met with Senate staff re Hospital Competition Act; met with House staff regarding healthcare recommendations; call with House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding issues of medicaid fraud

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Communicated with House staff re S. 4298 and IRS funding; met with House staff regarding housing and tax policy; prepared for testimony before the House Small Business Committee re tax policy; met with House staff regarding potential participation at hearing on tax policy; sent email blast to House and Senate staff regarding tax policy analysis; reviewed and prepared testimony for House hearing on tax policy; sent House and Senate staff communication on tax policy

Literal federal measure citations: S. 4298

GOV · Government Issues

Planning and conducting outreach to Senate staff regarding S. 4632 Prevent Gov Shutodwn Act of 2026

Literal federal measure citations: S. 4632

IMM · Immigration

Met with House staff regarding immigration issues; internal planning for and outreach to House and Senate staff regarding immigration policies; internal correspondence and planning regarding outreach to House and Senate staff on immigration policy

FIN · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Planning for and outreach to Senate staff regarding H.R. 3633 Digital Asset Market Clarity Act; Call with Senate staff regarding HR 3633; Senate briefing regarding the same; emailing with House and Senate staff regarding antipoverty issues; presentation to House staff re econ issues; sent communication to Senate staff regarding a letter to FTC on commerical real estate estate restrictive covenants; sent communication to House and Senate staff on rising costs; preparing for and setting up meetings with hill staff re anti-trust issues; communicated with House and Senate staff re prediction market policies

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 3633, HR 3633

FAM · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption

Planning for and outreach to House staff regarding H.R. 77260 Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026; sent correspondence to House staff regarding HR 7726; communicated with House staff and Senate staff regarding new child care research; meeting with House and Senate staff re child care policy issues ; call with House staff re childcare research; emailed House staff re Head Start; call with House staff on child care deserts

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 77260, HR 7726

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Communicating with Senate staff regarding workforce development; call with House staff regarding labor and workforce priorities; met with House staff regarding workforce development priorities ; communicated with house staff re labor policy work

SCI · Science/Technology

Emailed with House staff regarding tech policy ideas; prepared for House and Senate meeting re data centers; call with Hill staff re AI policy proposals; meeting with House and Senate staff re the Sandbox Act; discussed potential regulations and/or legislation around data centers with House and Senate staff