Government Affairs

On April 22, the Equitable Data Working Group (EDWG) released a report on advancing the use of equitable data in the federal government. Established in response to President Biden’s Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, EDWG was charged with studying read more ...

The Government and Public Affairs Committee (GPAC) is invited to sponsor a session at the annual PAA meeting to highlight the organization’s interests in timely, policy relevant topics. Given President Biden’s interest in promoting enhanced opportunities for underrepresented populations, GPAC partnered with the PAA Diversity, read more ...

On March 28, President Biden released his proposed Fiscal Year 2023 budget request. The President is required by law to submit the budget request to Congress by the first Monday in February. However, this year’s submission was delayed while Congress and the Administration completed work on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations read more ...

View the recording . On March 18, the Population Association of America, in coordination with the Rural Population Research Network (funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging (funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA)), and Association read more ...

Almost six months after Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 began, Congress passed the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R. 2471, a bill funding all Federal agencies through September 30, 2022. For the bill to be properly enrolled and presented to the President for his signature, Congress passed a third continuing resolution to keep read more ...