The following page contains public statements and community letters APSA has signed onto advocating for issues relevant to the political science discipline.

(To see public statements and letters authored by APSA, please visit this page.)

April 19, 2024: APSA Signs onto the Friends of Justice Research & Statistics letter on FY 2025 Appropriations for the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics

July 19, 2023: Multi-society Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFAI) v. President and Fellows of Harvard and SFAI v. University of North Carolina

June 15, 2023: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter to House on the Appropriations Outlook for the National Science Foundation

June 15, 2023: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter to Senate on the Appropriations Outlook for the National Science Foundation

May 15, 2023: APSA Signs onto NDD Letter to Congress on Proposed Cuts to Non-Defense Discretionary Spending in FY 2024

May 9, 2023: APSA Signs onto CIE Letter to House on FY 2024 Appropriations for Title VI and Fulbright-Hayes

May 9, 2023: APSA Signs onto CIE Letter to Senate on FY 2024 Appropriations for Title VI and Fulbright-Hayes

March 15, 2023: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter to House on FY 2024 Appropriations for the National Science Foundation

March 15, 2023: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter to Senate on FY 2024 Appropriations for the National Science Foundation

December 15, 2022: APSA Signs onto CIE Letter to Congress on Finalizing FY 2023 Appropriations for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays and Reauthorizing Title VI Program

October 27, 2022: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter to OMB on the FY 2024 President’s Budget Request for the National Science Foundation

October 6, 2022: APSA Signs onto CNSR Letter to Congress on FY 2024 Appropriations for Basic Research at DOD

May 11, 2022: APSA Signs onto Letter to Congress on FY 2023 CJS Allocation

April 7, 2022: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter to House on FY 2023 Appropriations for the National Science Foundation

April 7, 2022: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter to Senate on FY 2023 Appropriations for the National Science Foundation

March 7, 2022: APSA Signs onto CIE Letter to Congress on the Conferencing of Title VI Reauthorization

December 10, 2021: APSA Signs onto CIE Letter to House on the Reauthorization of International Education Programs

November 23, 2021: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter to Congress on Conferencing the Authorization of the National Science Foundation

November 5, 2021: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter to OMB on R&D Priorities for FY 2023

November 3, 2021: APSA Signs onto CIE Letter to Secretary of Education on International Education Programs

November 2, 2021: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter to Congress on Finalizing FY 2022 Appropriations for the National Science Foundation

May 12, 2021: APSA Signs onto CIE Letter to Congress on FY 2022 Appropriations for Title VI and Fulbright-Hayes

April 27, 2021: APSA Signs onto CIE Letter to Senate on the Reauthorization of International Education Programs

September 30, 2020: APSA Signs onto Letter Opposing Executive Order on “Race and Sex Stereotyping”

September 24, 2020: APSA Signs onto AERA & NAE Statement in Support of Anti-Racist Education

September 1, 2020: APSA Signs onto Letter Endorsing National Academies Study on Systemic Racism in Academia

June 15, 2020: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter in Support of the Nomination of Sethuraman Panchanathan as Director of the National Science Foundation

May 18, 2020: APSA Signs onto CIE Letter to House on FY 2021 Funding for HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays

May 18, 2020: APSA Signs onto CIE Letter to Senate on FY 2021 Funding for HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays

April 13, 2020: APSA Signs onto CNSF letter to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee on Science Priorities within COVID-19 Legislation

December 4, 2019: APSA Signs onto Letter Urging Completion of FY 2020 Appropriations Process

October 25, 2019: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the National Science Foundation

October 25, 2019: APSA Signs onto Letter on NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program

October 24, 2019: APSA Signs onto CIE Letter to Congress on Higher Education Act Title VI Reauthorization

May 28, 2019: APSA Signs onto CIE Letter on FY 2020 Funding for HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays

March 28, 2019: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter on FY 2020 Budget Caps

March 14, 2019: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter on FY 2020 Funding for NSF

February 25, 2019: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter on the Completion of FY 2019 Appropriations

January 30, 2019: APSA Signs onto Letter to Department of Education on Proposed Amendments to Title IX Implementing Regulations

January 23, 2019: APSA Signs onto CNSF Letter Calling for an End to the Government Shutdown

June 22, 2018: APSA Signs on to CNSF Statement on NSF Funding in Senate Appropriations Bill

May 23, 2018: APSA Signs on to CNSF Statement on NSF Funding in House Appropriations Bill

December 11, 2017: APSA Signs on to CIE Letter to Committee on Education and the Workforce Leadership Regarding the PROSPER Act

November 16, 2017: APSA Statement on Impact of Tax Bill on the Training and Advancement of Students

May 25, 2017: APSA Signs on to Scientific Community Letter on Appointments to OSTP

March 20, 2017: Impact of 2018 Budget Request on Political Science

July 6, 2016: APSA Signs on to CNSF Statement on the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (S. 3084)

June 27, 2016: APSA signs on to CIE Letter to the House Appropriations Committee on FY 2017 appropriations for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays

June 14, 2016: APSA Signs on to Letter to House CJS Appropriations Subcommittees

June 14, 2016: APSA Signs on to Letter to Senate CJS Appropriations Subcommittees

March 21, 2016: APSA Signs on to CNSF Letter on FY 2017 NSF appropriations

March 3, 2016: APSA Signs on to CIE Letter to the House on FY 2017 appropriations

November 12, 2015: APSA Signs on to CIE Letter to the House on Final FY 2016 appropriations

November 12, 2015: APSA Signs on to CIE Letter to the Senate on Final FY 2016 appropriations

July 20, 2015: APSA Signs on to CIE Letter to the House on FY 2016 appropriations for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays

July 20, 2015: APSA Signs on to CIE Letter to the Senate on FY 2016 appropriations for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays

June 8, 2015: APSA Signs on to the Census Project Letter to Members of the U.S. Senate on the FY 2016 CJS Appropriations Bill

June 2, 2015: APSA Issues Statement on FY 2016 CJS Bill

April 29, 2015: APSA Signs on to CIE Letter to the House on Higher Education Act–Title VI and Fulbright-Hays

April 29, 2015: APSA Signs on to CIE Letter to the Senate on Higher Education Act–Title VI and Fulbright-Hays

April 21, 2015: APSA Signs on to CNSF Letter on America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015

April 20, 2015: APSA Executive Director Steven Rathgeb Smith Sends Letter to House Science Committee