Government Affairs

It has been a particularly challenging few months for the National Science Foundation (NSF), between a massive, proposed budget cut in the Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget, the President’s dismissal of the entire National Science Board (NSB), and an effort to eliminate the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences 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 Hill Day was an opportunity read more ...

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 to gender, DEI, and climate–they 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 are impacting specific 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 rate trends and evidence read more ...