FLY-IN DETAILLobbying brief
AOTA Hill Day 2026
Sep 24, 2026 · Washington, DC (Capitol Hill)
Description
American Occupational Therapy Association annual Hill Day — OT practitioners and students meet with members of Congress. Date confirmed on AOTA org page (“Thursday, September 24”).
Participating Organizations
American Occupational Therapy Association
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Issues & Sectors
Host Org Home State
Lobbying Intelligence
Verified via LD-2 filingsRegistered Lobbyists7
Specific Issues Filed · text exactly as the org filed it
Issues related to the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (CMS-1832-P). (click to expand full filing text)
Issues related to the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (CMS-1832-P). Issues related to telehealth services, H.R. 1614- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program. H.R. 2013- Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act. CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 (H.R. 4206/S. 1261) H.R. 4037/S. 2847- Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act
No bill number - Continued funding for NIH and NIDILRR No bill number - Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Grant funding No bill number - Advocating for support of the occupational therapy workforce No bill number - Advocating for mention of occupational therapy in mental health grants No bill number - Support for Lifespan Respite and increased funding for National and Native American Family Caregiver Support Programs in FY26 LHHS appropriations No bill number - Request for appropriations report language similar to the language in H.R.4037/S.2847, the Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act No bill number - Advocating for changes to graduate student loan definitions
View filing ↗No bill number - Support for continued role for the Department of Education, especially in administering IDEA and ESSA S.1277/H.R.2598 IDEA Full Funding Act - support passage No bill number - GROW SISPS Act reintroduction No Bill Number - Support for OT's role in creating an inclusive school. (click to expand full filing text)
No bill number - Support for continued role for the Department of Education, especially in administering IDEA and ESSA S.1277/H.R.2598 IDEA Full Funding Act - support passage No bill number - GROW SISPS Act reintroduction No Bill Number - Support for OT's role in creating an inclusive school. H.R.6574 Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals (LEAP) Act - support passage H.R.6739 Clarity in Professional Degrees Act - support passage H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act - support passage H.R.6677 Professional Degree Access Restoration Act - support passage No bill number - Advocating for changes to graduate student loan definitions H.R. 6862 - Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipeline Act - support passage
S.1101/H.R.2332 State Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act - support passage H.R.3655 STAR Plus Scholarship Act - support passage No bill number - Asking for potential carve out of schools from Medicaid referral requirement No bill number - Support for the inclusion of report language to expand youth awareness of 988 Lifeline and prioritize peer-led suicide prevention on campuses in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations No bill number - Support $20M for Lifespan Respite and increased funding for National and Native American Family Caregiver Support Programs in FY26 LHHS appropriations
View filing ↗S.1101/H.R.2332 State Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act (SHARE Act) - support passage
View filing ↗Likely Asks
19Public positions taken in this org's federal LD-2 disclosures, grouped by stance. Their leave-behind for the meeting may sharpen these.
Supporting · 8
+ 11 more positions surfaced in filings
Topics in Filings
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Federal Lobbying Issue Mix
8LDA-disclosed issue areas this org's federal filings cover, ranked by activity count. The curated sector tags above are the marketing lens; this is the full federal footprint.
Bills Being Discussed
Auto-matched from the host organizations’ LD-2 lobbying disclosures — the bills their filings name, not a verified agenda for this event.
SHARE Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Tracey Mann [R-KS-1] (R)
Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.
Source: S.1101/H.R.2332 State Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) A… (mentioned in 12 LDA filings)
Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act.
Sponsor: Rep. Timothy Kennedy [D-NY-26] (D)
Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: …Request for appropriations report language similar to the language in H.R.4037/S.2847, the Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act No… (mentioned in 12 LDA filings)
SHARE Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] (D)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: S.1101/H.R.2332 State Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (S… (mentioned in 12 LDA filings)
Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act
Sponsor: Sen. Maggie Hassan [D-NH] (D)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: …or appropriations report language similar to the language in H.R.4037/S.2847, the Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act No bill numb… (mentioned in 12 LDA filings)
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA-16] (R)
Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: …lity Act - support passage and introduction of similar bill in Senate H.R.1614, therapy telehealth act - support passage S.1261/H.R.4206 CON… (mentioned in 8 LDA filings)
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