Here, you will find all relevant news and resources regarding hot-button issues that NACCHO is advocating for.

Read past issues of News from Washington:

• NACCHO Joins Coalition for Health Funding to Call on Congress to Pass Annual Public Health Funding (9/23/22)
• U.S. Added to WHO List of Countries with Circulating Polio (9/16/22)
• White House Requests Additional Funding for COVID-19, Monkeypox (9/9/22)
• Biden Administration Announces Changes to Federal Support of COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments, and Tests (9/2/22)
• Vaccine Makers Seek Authorization for Updated COVID-19 Boosters (8/26/22)
• CDC Director Plans Agency Overhaul (8/19/22)
• Congress Passes Inflation Reduction Act (8/12/22)
• Secretary Becerra Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency (8/5/22)
• CDC Releases Reports on Mental Health Conditions, Perspectives of Public Health Workforce (7/29/22)
• Congressional, Public Health Leaders Weigh in on Monkeypox Response (7/22/22)
• COVID-19 Reversed Progress in Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance (7/15/22)
• Senate Democrats Reach Agreement on Prescription Drug Pricing (7/8/22)
• HHS Takes Additional Action on Monkeypox (7/1/22)
• Supreme Court Issues Decisions Ending Federal Abortion Rights, Expanding Gun Rights (6/24/22)
• CDC Announces Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce Funding (6/17/22)
• House Passes Legislation to Address Gun Violence (6/10/22)
• HHS Establishes New Office of Environmental Justice (6/3/22)
• Congress Holds Hearings on Infant Formula Shortage (5/27/22)
• NACCHO Submits Testimony to Senate Appropriations Committee (5/20/22)
• US Experiences Highest Number of Drug Overdose Deaths in 2021 (5/13/22)
• Coronavirus Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Scientific Integrity (5/6/22)
• NACCHO 2020 Forces of Change Report (4/29/22)
• CDC Travel Mask Order Struck Down, Biden Administration Will Appeal (4/22/22)
• CDC Reports Increase in STD Rates (4/15/22)
• NACCHO Celebrates National Public Health Week (4/8/22)
• President Biden Releases FY2023 Budget Proposal (4/1/22)
• NACCHO Recognizes World TB Day (3/25/22)
• Johns Hopkins Releases Study on Harassment of Public Health Officials (3/18/22)
• Congress Passes FY2022 Appropriations (3/11/22)
• President Biden Delivers State of the Union Address (3/4/22)
• NACCHO's Second Annual Virtual Hill Week Recap! (2/25/22)
• Download NACCHO's 2022 Advocacy Toolkit (2/18/22)
• NACCHO Provides Feedback on Draft Bipartisan Pandemic Preparedness Legislation (2/11/22)
• Pfizer/BioNTech Submits Vaccine EUA for Children Under 5 (2/4/22)
• Join Us for Our Annual Virtual Hill Week: Feb. 22 - 25 (1/28/22)
• Biden Administration Begins Free At-Home COVID-19 Test Distribution (1/21/22)
• Senate Reintroduces Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act (1/14/22)
• NACCHO Releases 2022 Legislative and Policy Agenda (1/7/22)
• Congress Raises Debt Limit by $2.5 Trillion (12/17/21)
• FDA Authorizes COVID Boosters for 16- and 17-Year-Olds (12/10/21)
• Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Keep Government Open (12/3/21)
• House Passes Build Back Better Act (11/19/21)
• President Biden Nominates Robert Califf to Head FDA (11/12/21)
• CDC ACIP Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5-11 Years (11/5/21)