May 22, 2025: SMFM joined more than 20 partner organizations in a letter urging leaders in the US House of Representatives and Senate to provide $80 million in funding for the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program in FY 2026. 

April 17, 2025: SMFM joined more than 500 partner organizations in statement calling on Congress to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in FY 2026.

March 3, 2025: SMFM joined nearly 195 organizations in a letter calling on Congress to increase funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in FY 2026 and expressing concerns about the administration’s proposed elimination of AHRQ.

May 23, 2025: SMFM joined 70 partner organizations in a letter urging Congressional leaders to provide funding in FY 2026 for the CDC’s data modernization programs. 

May 22, 2025: SMFM joined nearly 80 partner organizations in a letter asking Congressional leaders to provide $100 million for the CDC’s Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies (SET-NET) program in FY 2026. 

May 22, 2025: SMFM joined nearly 100 partner organizations in a letter urging Congressional leaders to provide at least $1 billion for the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant in FY 2026. 

May 20, 2025: SMFM joined more than 410 partner organizations in sending a letter to Congressional leaders requesting funding in FY 2026 for public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention.

May 13, 2025: SMFM joined 270 partner organizations in a letter to Congressional leaders advocating for continued funding of programs that focus on maternal and infant mortality, with a specific focus on maternal mortality review committees (MMRCs). 

May 13, 2025: SMFM joined partner organizations in sending a letter to Congressional leaders calling for sustained funding of CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities in FY 2026.

May 2, 2025: SMFM joined 60 partners organizations in a letter urging Congressional leaders to provide sufficient funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in FY 2026 and protect the scientific integrity of WIC’s food packages.

April 25, 2025: SMFM joined more than 530 local, state, and national organizations in a letter to Congress calling on them to reject cuts to federal health agencies in FY 2026.

April 24, 2025: SMFM joined nearly 50 partner organizations in a letter calling on Congress to increase funding for the National Center for Health Statistics in FY 2026.

April 18, 2025: SMFM joined more than 80 partner organizations in a letter calling on Congress to increase funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in FY 2026 and expressing concern about the administration’s proposed reorganization of HRSA and its programs.

April 9, 2025: SMFM joined nearly 220 partner organizations in a letter urging Congress to increase funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in FY 2026 and oppose any efforts to cut funding or dismantle critical CDC centers or programs.

March 28, 2025: SMFM joined more than 80 partner organizations in letters to leaders in the US Senate and House of Representatives calling on them to invest in the public health workforce, infrastructure, and expertise needed to prevent and respond to disease outbreaks.

April 9, 2025: SMFM led a letter with nearly 50 partner organizations urging Congressional leaders to reject policies that weaken the Medicaid program or create barriers to care for patients, particularly pregnant and postpartum women, children, and families. 

May 22, 2025: SMFM joined ACOG and other leading medical organizations in a statement reaffirming the safety of mifepristone. 

January 22, 2025: SMFM joined 17 partner organizations in a letter opposing H.R. 21/S. 6, which would criminalize clinicians providing compassionate care to patients who must terminate a wanted pregnancy.