Government Affairs

PAA cosponsored this webinar The Day Federal Data Went Dark: A Year of Monitoring and Action. See recording. January 31, 2025, is infamous as the day thousands of federal datasets and webpages went dark. While most of these resources have since been restored–often after being scrubbed of references read more ...

An expert panel of scientists provide a demographic overview of the U.S. immigrant population. In addition, they discuss how immigrants contribute to the U.S. workforce and the solvency of social insurance programs, including Medicare and Social Security. Participants learn how some recent policy changes read more ...

Consider joining us on Wednesday, December 10, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in 2075 Rayburn House Office Building for ice cream and engaging presentations about U.S. fertility trends and related policies. RSVP NOW An expert panel of leading social scientists will discuss national and international birth read more ...

PAA Members Storm Capitol Hill—50 Meetings in One Impactful Day! On March 11, 2026, a small, dedicated delegation of the Population Association of America (PAA) from 10 states descended on Capitol Hill, meeting with members of Congress and congressional staff in 50 offices! The 2026 PAA Capitol read more ...

To coincide with the 20 anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, The Data Center, a New Orleans-based independent research center, issued a report, " The New Orleans Index at Twenty: Measuring Greater New Orleans’ Progress Towards Resilience .” The report was informed by data from many Federal agencies, read more ...

On April 10, in conjunction with the Population Association of America (PAA) 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, PAA sponsored a large advocacy day in which over 100 scientists from 30 states participated in meetings with their congressional delegations. PAA sponsors a large advocacy day whenever read more ...