Government Affairs

On behalf of the organizations we lead, the Population Association of America and Association of Population Centers, we thank Dr. William Riley, Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR), for his dedicated service to the agency and his commitment to the population read more ...

On October 18, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee released its remaining draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations bills, including the Commerce, Justice, Science and Labor, Health and Human Services and Education appropriations bills, which together fund most federal agencies that directly and indirectly support the read more ...

Join this virtual congressional briefing on Monday, December 6 at 12:00pm. As climate change accelerates, extreme weather events and natural disasters (hurricanes, drought, forest fires, polar vortexes) have proliferated, and long-term effects—including rising sea levels and other coastal hazards—are becoming more apparent. read more ...

On October 26, PAA President Robert Hummer and APC President Sara Curran presented remarks to members of the White House Equitable Data Working Group (EDWG). The EDWG, which established as was as part of Presidential Executive Order 13985,  Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal read more ...

On September 20, the PAA and Association of Population Centers submitted comments in response to a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the newly formed Congressional Social Determinants of Health Caucus. The caucus has bipartisan leadership (Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Congressman G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Congressman read more ...