By Will Dow, Chair, PAA/APC Government and Public Affairs Committee and Mary Jo Mitchell, Director, PAA/APC Government and Public Affairs To say that the PAA/APC Government and Public Affairs Committee (GPAC) was busy in 2025 is an understatement. The Trump Administration brought ...
On December 10, 2025, the Population Association of America (PAA) and the Association of Population Centers (APC) hosted a congressional briefing, “ U.S. Birth Rate Trends: Patterns, Drivers, and Implications for U.S. Families. ” The in-person event drew interest from almost 100 registrants...
PAA and APC submitted comments in response to a Federal Register Notice published by the U.S. Census Bureau on November 3, 2025 ( Citation 90 FR 49045; Document Number 2025-19761 ) requesting public comment on the proposed extension, without change, of the Current Population Survey, Basic...
PAA APC comments on CPS 12-25.pdf
PAA signed the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases' joint letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee asking them to act in their oversight role to ensure evidence-based guidance from the CDC. The rapid response—over 60 organizations signing on within...
NFID_HELP_Committee_Letter.pdf
PAA and APC join the Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to urge Senate & House Appropriations Committees to provide the Bureau of Labor Statistics with no less than the amount recommended by the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, $714 million for Fiscal Year...
PAA and APC joined this coalition of 40 organizations committed to supporting the essential role of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) in producing the evidence that informs education policy and practice. As work continues for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations, we urge lawmakers to...
Friends of IES Letter - FY2026 conference (FINAL).pdf
PAA and APC signed this letter calling on Congress to ensure funding for the Census Bureau that meets or exceeds the president's budget request and House's mark of $1.6765 billion and exclude sections 556 and 605 of the House CJS bill. #latest-news #LettersandComments #GPAC2025 ...
FY26 CJS Appropriations Sign-on Letter_The Leadership Conference_11.19.25.pdf
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...
PAA and APC joined over 50 other scientific societies and institutions to sign this letter. United in our appreciation of and support for the critical role of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance the behavioral, social, and education sciences – we are writing to urge the Senate and...
SBE-FY26-Conference-Letter-11.6.25.docx-1-1.pdf
PAA and APC signed the Census Project letter regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations for the U.S. Census Bureau. The final letter is posted on the Census Project website . The letter requests the final FY 2026 CJS bill provide the Census Bureau with no less than $1.6765 billion—the amount...