American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

American Association of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry PAC (AACAP-PAC)

Membership group PAC FEC C00567883

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count

PAC giving to candidates$48K

Membership group lobbying, all issues $435K

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the membership group’s own LD-2 reports, all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000 each quarter. Two different filers, same 21 months.Lobbying: all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Two filers, same 21 months. This PAC gives money raised from the membership group’s members; the membership group itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

Method

American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

Health Issues8 of 88/8

Bills named in the filings 11 bills, this period

H.R. 1735 Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth Minds Act1 filing
H.R. 5482 Prevent Youth Suicide Act1 filing
H.R. 6396 Kid PROOF Act of 20251 filing
H.R. 6602 Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act1 filing
H.R. 8124 STOP Suicide Act1 filing

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H.R. 9257 Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 20261 filing
S. 462 / H.R. 4933, 118th Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 20231 filing
S. 5040, 118th Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Online Act1 filing
S. 704 / H.R. 1202, 118th REDI Act1 filing
S. 923, 118th Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act1 filing
S. 942 / H.R. 2028 REDI Act1 filing

From the filings

“Children's mental health; child and adolescent psychiatry workforce & health care workforce shortage; Telehealth flexibilities and extension; HR 1735 - EARLY Minds Act; HR 6602 - Supporting Blue Envelope Programs Act; Health insurance parity; Medicaid programming/funding.”

Q4 2025 filing · Health Issues

“Children's mental health; child and adolescent psychiatry workforce & health care workforce shortage; Telehealth flexibilities and extension; Early Minds Act; Health insurance parity; Medicaid programming/funding.”

Q3 2025 filing · Health Issues

Contacted as listed on the filings

U.S. House
U.S. Senate
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid ServicesCMS
Homeland SecurityDHS
LaborDOL
StateDOS
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services AdministrationSAMHSA

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 4 of 8.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.

From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count

Gave directly to 27 sitting members of Congress and 2 other candidates in 2025–26.

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