Advocacy

In September 2024, ASHG advocates attended the 12th annual Rally for Medical Research in Washington, DC, joining the broader biomedical research advocacy community in advocating for medical research awareness and funding. Each September, the Rally for Medical Research brings together doctors, researchers, advocates, and survivors from across the nation to meet with their congressional offices... Read More

Just a few days after winning the election, the incoming Trump Administration began to identify key health policy proposals. Some of these priorities include addressing mental health issues and tackling the opioid overdose crisis, accelerating translational research, and improving rural health. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) remains under scrutiny, with ongoing discussions surrounding its... Read More

This summer, Congress navigated many complex priorities as lawmakers prepared to return to their home districts for August recess. Notably, the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year (FY) 2025 House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (L-HHS-ED) bill on a party-line vote. However, this bill still awaits a vote by the full U.S.... Read More

ASHG hosted its annual virtual Capitol Hill Meetings on May 7-9, 2024. Over the course of the three-day event, members of the Government and Public Advocacy Committee (GPAC) joined current and former trainee advocates from the Advocacy Certificate for Human Genetics and Genomics Trainees (ACGT) program to meet with 15 congressional offices. Meeting with policymakers... Read More

In May 2024, ASHG hosted a fourth year of virtual advocacy meetings with policymakers on Capitol Hill. Over the course of a week, participants in the  2024 cohort of the Advocacy Certificate for Human Genetics and Genomics Trainees (ACGT) program joined members of past  ACGT  cohorts and members of the  Government and Public Advocacy Committee (GPAC)  in meetings with 15 congressional... Read More