Call Congress TODAY to Protect FY 2026 OAA Funding!

Last month, the Trump Administration released more details on the FY 2026 Health & Human Services (HHS) budget. It contained some good news, including the Administration’s decision to move all of HHS’s Older Americans Act (OAA) programs and many other aging and disability programs to a newly renamed Administration for Children, Families and Communities (ACFC), rather than to CMS. However, the President’s budget also includes eliminating several key federal programs that the Aging Network taps to support the health, safety and independence of older adults.

Take Action Now: Congress will begin negotiations on FY 2026 OAA funding in the coming weeks and now is the time to tell your lawmakers to reject any cuts to OAA or other aging programs.

The House Appropriations Labor–HHS Subcommittee is scheduled for a markup on Monday, July 21, so the next five weeks will be critical for advocacy. 

Please contact your Representative and Senators and urge them to protect OAA programs in Congress’s spending bills. 

To better meet the needs of older adults across the country, we need to protect and increase funding for all OAA programs, but particularly for Title III B (Supportive Services), Title VI (Native American Aging Programs) and Title III E (National Family Caregiver Support Program). 

Please Take Action NOW

STEP 1: 

Call your US Representative (if you don’t know who that is, find them HERE). You can also reach them through the U.S. Capitol Switchboard 24/7 at: 1-202-224-3121.

ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO:

Please protect and increase funding for all Older Americans Act (OAA) programs – and prioritize Title III B, Title VI and Title III E.

STEP 2: 

Call Senator Patty Murray: 1-202-224 2621 or email her HERE.

Call Senator Maria Cantwell: 1-202-224-3441 or email her HERE.

THANK YOUR SENATORS AND ASK THEM TO:

Thank you for being a champion of the Older Americans Act! Please continue to protect and increase funding for all Older Americans Act (OAA) programs – and prioritize Title III B, Title VI and Title III E.