ORGANIZATION
American Occupational Therapy Association
Trade association · MD
2LDA FILINGS
7LOBBYISTS
1FLY-INS
Federal Lobbying Spend
$229K
Total LDA-disclosed spend (in-house + retained) across all reported periods.
Most recent LDA filing posted April 2026.
Upcoming Fly-Ins
1Likely Asks (from LD-2 filings)
19supportof the occupational therapy workforce No bill number - Advocating for mention of occupational therapy in mental health×4
supportfor continued role for the Department of Education, especially in administering IDEA and ESSA S.1277/H.R.2598 IDEA Full Funding×4
supportpassage H.R.6739 Clarity in Professional Degrees Act×4
supportpassage H.R.6718 Professional Student Degree Act×4
supportpassage H.R.6677 Professional Degree Access Restoration Act×4
supportpassage No bill number - Advocating for changes to graduate student loan definitions H.R. 6862 - Protecting Health×4
supportpassage H.R.3655 STAR Plus Scholarship Act×4
supportpassage No bill number - Asking for potential carve out of schools from Medicaid referral requirement No bill×4
+ 11 more positions surfaced in filings
Topics in Filings
14In addition to the explicit asks above, these policy topics are repeatedly named in this org's LD-2 filings.
Support passage No bill number×20
Support passage×12
Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act×8
CONNECT for Health Act×4
Continued funding for NIH and NIDILRR No bill number×4
GROW SISPS Act×4
Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals×4
Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act×4
Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Grant funding No bill number×4
Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipeline Act×4
Reintroduction No Bill Number×4
Support for OT's role in creating an inclusive school×4
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Support introduction and passage of the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act×4
Urge NIH to continue funding for therapy research×4
Bills in Play
28Bills referenced in this org's LD-2 filing text. Frequency = how many activities reference each.
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Lobbyists on Record
7JOHN MCMANUS · The Mcmanus Groupformer Staff Director W&M Health Subcommittee; LA, Rep…
ANDREW BOPP · The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (Aota)
MARY DARCEY · The Mcmanus Group
HEATHER PARSONS · The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (Aota)
ABRAHAM SAFFER · The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (Aota)
ALEX WHALEN · The Mcmanus Group
RYAN YEAGER · The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (Aota)