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ASHA Hill Day

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
DateSep 22, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026LocationWashington, DC

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1Organizations
11Registered lobbyists
2LD-2 filings
41Bills named

About this fly-in

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Capitol Hill Day. Advocates prepare with ASHA Advocacy staff on September 22, then meet with their legislators on September 23. Attendance is by application (ASHA members, ASHA-certified assistants, and National NSSLHA members).

Federal disclosure record

Lobbying intelligence

Federal filing

Retained spend, disclosed lobbyists, and the organization’s exact issue language—drawn from public Lobbying Disclosure Act records.

$400KTotal LDA spend (in-house + retained)2 filings on record
2026 Q1$400K

Current disclosed lobbyists11

Catherine FinleyFmr. Staff Director, Senate Special Aging Committee; Senior Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Smith …THORN RUN PARTNERS
Health CareMedicare/Medicaid
Caroline BergnerAMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION
Medicare/Medicaid

Exact issue language · as filed

Health Care

Educating members on the value of speech-language pathology and audiology services and the importance of adequate coverage, including services for Medicare beneficiaries.

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Topics in Filings

10

Policy topics named in LD-2 filings. This org's filings are topical rather than positional — these are the issues they're actively lobbying on, even without a stated verb of position.

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026×6

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Federal lobbying footprint

Where the filings concentrate

Federal filing

LDA issue areas ranked by the number of distinct filings in which they appear. Repeat imports of the same filing are counted once.

Health Issues2 filings
Medicare/Medicaid2 filings
Defense1 filing

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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.

H.R. 7148

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

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Sponsor: Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK-4] (R)

Status: Became Public Law No: 119-75.

Source: …degree. H.R. 6862, the Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (mentioned in 9 LDA filings)

S. 756

3 mentions in LD-2 filings

+ 39 more bills named in filings — full list in the dossier

Capitol Hill traffic

Who else is in town that week

Pulse analysis

Other fly-ins within ±7 days can compete for staff time—or reveal useful coalition and scheduling opportunities.

+ 8 more overlapping or related mobilizations in the full Hill traffic map

Event facts

Quick answers

Event source
When is ASHA Hill Day?

ASHA Hill Day takes place Sep 22, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026.

Where is ASHA Hill Day held?

ASHA Hill Day is held at Washington, DC.

Who runs ASHA Hill Day?

ASHA Hill Day is organized by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

How do I register for ASHA Hill Day?

Registration is handled by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association — see the official event page for registration details. Official event page →

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