Federal Government Relations

Letters to Congress and the Administration

6-19-17 ASTHO submits letter to President’s Commission on Opioids
1-13-17 ASTHO Sends Letter to Congress to Urge Continued Support for Public Health Programs Currently Funded through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Prevention and Public Health Fund

9-15-16 ASTHO Sends Letter to Congress to Urge Zika Funding Passage
8-11-16 ASTHO Releases Presidential Transition Papers
7-12-16 ASTHO Signs Letter Urging Congress to Act on Zika Funding before Recess
6-28-16 ASTHO Signs Letter Urging Conferees to Resume Negotiations for Zika Emergency Funding
6-14-15 ASTHO Signs Letter to Conferees Urging Action on Emergency Supplemental Funding for Zika
5-18-16 ASTHO Signs Letter Urging House to Provide Emergency Funding for Zika
5-10-16 ASTHO, AMCHP, APHL, CSTE and NACCHO Send Joint Letter to Congress Urging Action on Emergency Supplemental Funding for Zika
4-5-16 ASTHO Signs Letter to Congressional Leaders and Appropriators in Support of Emergency Supplemental Funding for Zika
2-23-16 ASTHO Signs Letter to Congressional Appropriators in Support of President’s Zika Emergency Funding Proposal
2-22-16 ASTHO Signs Letter to Appropriators in Support of FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Bill
2-12-16 ASTHO Signs Joint Letter with NGA, NCSL, and ECOS on TSCA Reform
2-12-16 ASTHO Leads Letter on TSCA Reform

12-2-15 ASTHO Urges Senators Not to Repeal the Prevention Fund
10-28-15 ASTHO Signs Letter to Congressional Appropriators in Support of Antimicrobial Resistance Funding
10-26-15 ASTHO Signs Letter to the President in Support of the Prevention and Public Health Fund
10-8-15 ASTHO Writes to House Budget Committee Opposing Prevention Fund Repeal
9-28-15 ASTHO Opposes the Repeal of the Prevention and Public Health Fund
6-17-15 ASTHO Urges Members of Congress Not to Cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund
4-28-15 ASTHO Signs Letter to the President Requesting the Finalization of Tobacco Deeming Regulation
4-13-15 ASTHO Endorses H.R. 1275, the Climate Change Health Promotion and Protection Act
4-7-15 ASTHO Seeks Support for S. 705, the Transportation Alternatives Program Improvement Act

5-29-13 ASTHO Executive Director Congratulates Marilyn Tavenner
5-20-13 ASTHO Executive Director Applauds Senator Harkin
1-11-13 ASTHO Signs National Violence Prevention Network Letter to Vice President Biden

11-27-12 ASTHO and NACCHO Send Joint Letter to Hill Urging a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction
Spring 2012 ASTHO and NACCHO Send Joint Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee, Full House of Representatives, and Senate Leadership Opposing Attack on the Prevention and Public Health Fund
1-31-12 ASTHO Urges Members Not to Cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund