On Thursday, February 16, the Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity, an inter-agency advisory group led by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), sponsored a (by invitation only) listening session to receive input on potential...

The Office of the Chief Statistician of the United States took a key step forward in its formal process to revise OMB’s statistical standards for collecting and reporting race and ethnicity data across Federal agencies by releasing a set of initial proposals in a...

Since October 1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 has been operating on a series of continuing resolutions while leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have been debating details of the 12 appropriations bills that fund all federal agencies. Almost three...

Among the handful of major legislative accomplishments in the nearly completed 117th Congress was the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which was signed into law by President Biden on August 9. Implementation of the Act is underway, with the...

In recent weeks, the Presidents of PAA and APC sent letters welcoming the following new officials in the Biden Administration: Dr. Renee Wegrzyn, Director, Advanced Research Project Agency for Health; Dr. Amy S. Kelley, Deputy Director, National Institute on Aging;...

On September 23, APC and PAA (GPAC) co-sponsored its second virtual congressional briefing of 2022, “Assessing COVID Economic Relief: What Worked, What’s Next?” The briefing highlighted examples of cutting-edge research that population scientists are conducting...

On Thursday, June 30, the House Appropriations Committee considered its version of the Fiscal Year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill, which funds several agencies important to the Population Association of America and Association...

The Population Association of America and Association of Population Centers have not issued an official position on the legal, ethical, or moral implications of abortion. However, as scientists, we encourage policymakers to consider the strong evidence revealed by...

Population scientists, including demographers, economists, and sociologists, rely on data collected and disseminated by the U.S. Census Bureau to inform their scientific and applied research and research training activities on a wide range of topics, including...

PAA and APC express support for the Census Bureau, National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).  These agencies are important to the Population Association of America (PAA) and Association of...

Written testimony on behalf of the Population Association of America and Association of Population Centers regarding support for funding the NIH, NCHS, BLS, and IES, in FY 2023. [button...

On April 22, the Equitable Data Working Group (EDWG) released a report on advancing the use of equitable data in the federal government. Established in response to President Biden’s Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities...

Every year the APC & PAA Government and Public Affairs Committee (GPAC) is invited to sponsor a session at the PAA meeting to highlight the organization’s interests in timely, policy relevant topics. Given President Biden’s interest in promoting enhanced...

On March 28, President Biden released his proposed Fiscal Year 2023 budget request. The President is required by law to submit the budget request to Congress by the first Monday in February. However, this year’s submission was delayed while Congress and the...