Advocacy Activities

2026

• June 22, 2026 
  Statement on the House Appropriations Committee’s Approval of its FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act. (PDF)
   
• May 22, 2026 
  Testimony for the record regarding FY 2027 appropriations submitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. (PDF)
   
• April 21, 2026 
  Dear Colleague letter to Senate Appropriations committee leadership urging $980 million for the Title VII programs in FY 2027. (PDF)
  
  Dear Colleague letter to Senate Appropriations committee leadership urging $610 million for the Title VIII programs in FY 2027. (PDF)
   
• April 16, 2026 
  Testimony for the record regarding FY 2027 appropriations submitted to the House Appropriations Committee Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. (PDF)
   
• April 15, 2026
  Statement on the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2027. (PDF)
   
• April 1, 2026
  Letter urging House and Senate Appropriations Committee Labor-HHS Subcommittee leadership to provide $1.59 billion for the HRSA Title VII and VIII programs in FY 2027. (PDF) 
   
• March 27, 2026
  Dear Colleague letter to House Appropriations committee leadership urging $980 million for the Title VII programs in FY 2027. (PDF)
  
  Dear Colleague letter to House Appropriations committee leadership urging $610 million for the Title VIII programs in FY 2027. (PDF)
   
• February 3, 2026
  Statement on Congressional Passage of Fiscal Year 2026 Funding for the HRSA Title VII and VIII Programs. (PDF)

2025

• November 5, 2025
  Letter urging the House and Senate Appropriations committee leadership to finish FY 2026 appropriations to provide robust funding for the HRSA Title VII and Title VIII programs. (PDF)
   
• June 13, 2025
  Testimony for the record regarding FY 2026 appropriations submitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. (PDF)
   
• June 6, 2025
  Statement Expressing Concern with Proposed Cuts to the Health Workforce in FY 2026 President's Budget Request. (PDF)
   
• May 23, 2025 
  Dear Colleague letter to Senate Appropriations committee leadership urging $980 million for the Title VII programs in FY 2026. (PDF)
  
  Dear Colleague letter to House Appropriations committee leadership urging $980 million for the Title VII programs in FY 2026. (PDF)
  
  Dear Colleague letter to Senate Appropriations committee leadership urging $530 million for the Title VIII programs in FY 2026. (PDF)
   
• April 25, 2025 
  Dear Colleague letter to House Appropriations committee leadership urging $530 million for the Title VIII programs in FY 2026. (PDF)
   
• April 9, 2025 
  Testimony for the record regarding FY 2026 appropriations submitted to the House Appropriations Committee Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. (PDF)
   
• March 11, 2025
  Statement urging Congress to provide maximum funding for the HRSA Title VII and VIII programs for FY 2025 (PDF)

2024

• November 18, 2024
  Letter urging the House and Senate Appropriations committee leadership to finish FY 2025 appropriations to provide robust funding for the HRSA Title VII and Title VIII programs. (PDF)
   
• May 14, 2024
  Dear Colleague letter to Senate Appropriations committee leadership urging $980 million for the Title VII programs in FY 2025. (PDF)
  
  Dear Colleague letter to Senate Appropriations committee leadership urging $530 million for the Title VIII programs in FY 2025. (PDF) 
   
• May 1, 2024
  Dear Colleague letter to House Appropriations committee leadership urging $980 million for the Title VII programs in FY 2025. (PDF)
  
  Dear Colleague letter to House Appropriations committee leadership urging $530 million for the Title VIII programs in FY 2025. (PDF)
   
• January 29, 2024
  Letter Urging the House and Senate Appropriations committee leadership to finish FY 2024 appropriations to provide robust funding for the HRSA Title VII and Title VIII programs. (PDF)

2023

• July 28, 2023
  HPNEC Statement on Senate FY 2024 Labor-HHS Spending Bill. (PDF)
   
• May 18, 2023
  Testimony for the record regarding FY 2024 appropriations submitted to the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. (PDF)
   
• April 12, 2023
  Dear Colleague letter to Senate Appropriations committee leadership urging $980 million for the Title VII programs in FY 2024. (PDF)
   
• April 3, 2023
  HPNEC letter to Appropriations committee leadership urging $1.51 billion for the HRSA Title VII and Title VIII programs in FY 2024. (PDF)
   
• March 24, 2023
  Dear Colleague letter to House Appropriations committee leadership urging $980 million for the Title VII programs in FY 2024. (PDF)
   
• March 23, 2023
  Testimony for the record regarding FY 2024 appropriations submitted to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. (PDF)

2022

• May 26, 2022
  Testimony for the record regarding FY 2023 appropriations submitted to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. (PDF)
   
• May 25, 2022
  Dear Colleague letter to Senate Appropriations committee leadership urging $980 million for the Title VII programs in FY 2023. (PDF)
   
• April 27, 2022
  Dear Colleague letter to House Appropriations committee leadership urging $980 million for the Title VII programs in FY 2023. (PDF)
   
• April 26, 2022
  HPNEC letter to Appropriations committee leadership urging $1.51 billion for the HRSA Title VII and Title VIII programs in FY 2023. (PDF)

2021

• Nov. 29, 2021
  Letter Urging the House and Senate Appropriations committee leadership to finish FY 2022 appropriations to provide robust funding for the HRSA Title VII and Title VIII programs. (PDF)
   
• May 19, 2021
  Testimony for the record regarding FY 2022 appropriations submitted to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. (PDF)
   
• March 31, 2021
  HPNEC letter to Appropriations committee leadership urging $1.51 billion for the HRSA Title VII and Title VIII programs in FY 2022. (PDF)

2020

• Nov. 24, 2020
  Letter to Appropriations committee leadership urging $790 million for the Title VII and Title VIIII programs in FY 2021. (PDF)
   
• May 22, 2020
  Testimony for the record regarding FY 2021 appropriations submitted to the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. (PDF)
   
• April 27, 2020
  Letter to Congressional leadership recommending $367 million in supplemental emergency funding for Title VII and Title VIII in COVID-19 relief legislation. (PDF)
   
• March 23, 2020
  Testimony for the record regarding FY 2021 appropriations submitted to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. (PDF)

2019

• Nov. 26, 2019
  Letter to Appropriations committee leadership urging $690 million for the Title VII and Title VIII programs in FY 2020. (PDF)
   
• June 3, 2019
  Testimony for the record urging the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee to provide $690 million to the Title VII and Title VII programs in FY 20. (PDF)
   
• April 8, 2019
  Testimony for the record regarding FY 2020 appropriations submitted to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. (PDF)