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American Counseling Association (ACA) Hill Day 2026

Sep 16, 2026 – Sep 17, 2026 · Washington, DC

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Description

Counseling professionals train on advocacy then go to Capitol Hill to meet their representatives.

Participating Organizations

Issues & Sectors

Lobbying Intelligence

Verified via LD-2 filings
$220KTotal LDA spend (in-house + retained)2 filings on record
2026 Q1$220K

Registered Lobbyists8

Sonja NesbitFmr. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Legislation, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (2013-16); Deput…ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
Medicare/MedicaidHealth CareVeterans
Casey BrouhardARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
Medicare/MedicaidHealth CareVeterans
Katie BrownARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
Medicare/MedicaidHealth CareVeterans
Victoria DavilaARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
Medicare/MedicaidHealth CareVeterans
Dominique MarsalekAMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION
Labor & Workplace
Eugenia PiersonARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
Medicare/MedicaidHealth CareVeterans
Mickayla StogsdillARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
Medicare/MedicaidHealth CareVeterans
Guila ToddAMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION
Medicare/MedicaidBudget & AppropriationsEducationDefenseLabor & Workplace

Specific Issues Filed · text exactly as the org filed it

Medicare/Medicaid

Maintaining Medicare inclusion for licensed professional counselors

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Budget & Appropriations

Advocating for appropriate funds for mental health services.

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Education

School counselors

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Defense

Workforce-Addiational jobs with the VA for licensed professional counselors

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Labor & Workplace

Increasing the counselor workforce

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LD-2 Filing Contact · the point of contact named on the filing — not the full lobbyist roster above

GUILA TODD

AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION · +1 703-823-9800

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NICHOLAS TOWNSEND

ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP · +1 202-942-5249

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Topics in Filings

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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.

119th Congress×20
Building Capacity for Care Act×10
Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act×10
HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act×10
Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act×10
Mental Health Services for Students Act×10
Parity Enforcement Act×10
Increasing the counselor workforce×4
School counselors×4
Workforce-Addiational jobs with the VA for licensed professional counselors×4
Maintaining Medicare inclusion for licensed professional counselors×2
Maintaining Medicareinclusion for licensed professional counselors×2

Federal Lobbying Issue Mix

7

LDA-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.

Medicare/Medicaid14 acts
Veterans10 acts
Health Issues10 acts
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace4 acts
Education4 acts
Defense4 acts
Budget/Appropriations4 acts

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. 733

To provide for a review of sanctions with respect to Hong Kong.

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Sponsor: Rep. Young Kim [R-CA-40] (R)

Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: …profession. Issues related to the Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act (H.R. 733, 118th Congress); the Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 957, 119th… (mentioned in 20 LDA filings)

H.R. 1096

HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR-6] (D)

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: …cement Act (H.R. 957, 119th Congress); HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act (H.R. 1096, 119th Congress); Building Capacity for Care Act (H.R. 2223;… (mentioned in 10 LDA filings)

H.R. 2223

Building Capacity for Care Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR-6] (D)

Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Source: …eing Act (H.R. 1096, 119th Congress); Building Capacity for Care Act (H.R. 2223; 119th Congress); Expanding Access to Mental Health Services… (mentioned in 10 LDA filings)

H.R. 4253

Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT-3] (D)

Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Source: …Congress); Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act (H.R.4253, 119th Congress); Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.… (mentioned in 10 LDA filings)

H.R. 5557

Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR-6] (D)

Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Source: …(H.R.4253, 119th Congress); Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 5557, 119th Congress); Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act… (mentioned in 10 LDA filings)

H.R. 957

10 mentions in LD-2 filings

H.R. 6226

10 mentions in LD-2 filings

H.R. 6672

10 mentions in LD-2 filings

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