1st Quarter - Report · 2026

HCR — Health Issues

FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill: Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program, Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, Emergency Medical Services for Children, National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Global Immunization, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Antimicrobial Resistance, Maternal and Child Health, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act FY26 National Defense Authorization Act IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R.2598) PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1197) Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.1909) Artificial Intelligence TRICARE Autism Maternal mental health/perinatal mental health Vaccines Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act (S.830/H.R.2560) FASD Respect Act (S. 139) Family Vaccine Protection Act (H.R.3701) VACCINE Act HEADS UP Act (H.R.3409) Protecting Free Vaccines Act PREVENT HPV Cancers Act (H.R. 6561) Vaccine Transportation Access Act Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act (S.705) & Policies to Strengthen Pediatric Research Equity Act Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act Pediatric Research Equity Act Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments Pediatric Trials Network Artificial Intelligence Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations bills (Labor HHS and SFOPS/NSRP) Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (H.R.5166 / S.455) Early Childhood Development programming Family Detention / DHS policies Unaccompanied Children's Program / Office of Refugee Resettlement PAHPA reauthorization Visas for International Medical Graduates Child passenger safety Appropriations for the Indian Health Service Appropriations for Environmental Programs (including EPA) Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program & Implementation Infant sleep product safety Lead exposure prevention Food safety Paid family and medical leave Regulation of high-powered magnet sets Vehicle emissions standards Button battery ingestions Early childhood education (including Head Start, Childcare) Child product safety and injury prevention, including drowning prevention Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Family First Prevention Services Act implementation Title IV-B Congregate care reform Mental health supports for foster youth/former foster youth Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, ozone and particulate matter NAAQS, EPA greenhouse gas regulation, Endangerment Finding QRTP/IMDs Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention (Including Research Funding; Background Checks; Safe/Secure Storage) Childcare Funding & Resources Native American Child Health Water Beads Vaccines Fluoride Child Welfare & Medicaid, Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Housing Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Reauthorization Act Funding Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4709) Donor Milk, Access to Donor Milk Act Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (S.1234/H.R.2590) Supplemental Security Income Equality Act (H.R. 2540) Autonomous Vehicles Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Data Collection Project Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) & Potential Changes Family Resource Centers Medicaid Payment Parity (including H.R. 1433 / S. 760 - Kids Access to Primary Care Act) Access to Care in Medicaid/CHIP Medicaid/CHIP federal funding Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act (H.R. 1509 / S. 752) H.R. 4641 - Keep Kids Covered Act S. 2287/H.R. 4425 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) Telehealth - Medicare telehealth extension, CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1261) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Hospital at Home Program Vaccines for Children Program Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 6291/S. 836) Kids Online Safety Act (H.R. 6484/S.1748) Artificial Intelligence and Child Health Legislation to Protect Young People Online Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program Funding and Program Implementation EMPOWER for Health Act Tobacco Product Regulation/Enforcement Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act (S. 4257) Funding for Tobacco Control Programs Biomedical Research Funding (NIH, NICHD, AHRQ, etc.) LGBTQ Health Funding for Health Workforce Programs Funding for WIC SNAP/Farm Bill Mental Health for Children MODERN WIC Act/21st Century WIC Act Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program Funding for HRSA Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program Donor Milk Dietary Guidelines Suicide Prevention School Meal Standards WIC Food Packages Whole Milk Supporting Childrens Mental Health Care Access Nutrition Infant Formula Medicaid Immigration Child Welfare Vaccines Healthcare Workforce

Government entities lobbied: Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Indian Health Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)