NAMI Advocacy Actions

NAMI works with policymakers to advance priority issues and ensure that the voice of people affected by mental illness is considered in policymaking. Read NAMI’s recent letters to federal leaders, submitted comments and testimony and other resources.

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Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Research and Innovation
06/01/2023
Letter to Representatives Mace and McCollum expressing support for the Nonprofit Stakeholders Engaging and Advancing Together (Nonprofit SEAT) Act, which would establish government structures and policies that deepen the relationship between nonprofits and government and help nonprofits achieve their missions.
Letter to Members of Congress on Research and Innovation
05/23/2023
Letter to Members of Congress expressing support of H. RES. 361, which would name May 7th as National Brain Donation Awareness Day.
Letter to Congressional Leaders on Medicaid Work Requirements
05/18/2023
Letter to Congressional leadership urging members to exclude Medicaid work reporting requirements from ongoing debt ceiling and federal budget negotiations.
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
05/18/2023
Letter to Representative Watson Coleman expressing support for the reintroduction of the Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act.
Statement on Coverage for Preventative Services
05/15/2023
Statement applauding administrative stay by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Braidwood v. Becerra, which will allow people to continue to have guaranteed coverage for U.S. Preventive Services Task Force-recommended preventive services without cost sharing, as required under the Affordable Care Act.
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Parity
05/10/2023
Letter to Senators Bennet and Wyden expressing support for the Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act., which would improve access to mental health services for millions of Americans.
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding
05/02/2023
Letter to Chairman Aderholt detailing NAMI's appropriations requests for FY2024 and urging the continued support of mental health as a national priority.
Regulatory Comment to SAMHSA on Research and Innovation and Mental Health Funding
04/27/2023
NAMI's comments on SAMHSA’s 2023–2026 Draft Strategic Plan, offering strong support for the agency’s five priority areas and recommendations on ways to further strengthen the Strategic Plan.
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding
04/27/2023
Letter to House E&C Committee Majority leadership, expressing support for the SAMHSA Office of Recovery and urge reauthorization of the 2018 SUPPORT Act and the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations process.
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Medicare
04/25/2023
Letter to Representatives DelBene and Duncan in support of the Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2023 to ensure that more chronically ill Medicare patients receive access to high-quality care.
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