Legislative Action Center

Welcome to the American Chiropractic Association's Legislative Action Center. Use this page to speak out on the issues that matter most to doctors of chiropractic and their patients. Contact your Senators and Congressmen / women here to help chiropractic win on Capitol Hill.

	Affordable Education is within Reach for Thousands of Chiropractic Students – H.R. 1380 Congressman Phil English (R-3-PA) has sponsored HR 1380. This proposed legislation aims to expand and make permanent the higher education affordability provisions that are currently in place, as well as make other improvements in the tax treatment of various college aid and savings in order to increase education affordability in America.
	URGENT ACA Effort To Extend Chiropractic Care In Military Health System - H.R. 999 Congressman Mike Rogers (R-3-AL) has sponsored HR 999, ACA-backed legislation to extend chiropractic benefits to military retirees, dependents and survivors under the TRICARE Program.
	ACA Effort to Provide Veterans with Direct Access to DCs in the VA Health Care System - H.R. 917 For many years, the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) maintained biased and restrictive policies regarding chiropractic care. Recently, the President has signed into law legislation that would establish a permanent chiropractic care benefit in the VA system. Urge your Member of Congress to support H.R. 917 - a bill that would Veterans direct access to the chiropractic care in the VA health care system.
	Veterans - Click Here To Email Your Member of Congress! Americas veterans are routinely denied access to doctors of chiropractic, despite legislative directives from Congress, new research documenting efficacy and strong patient demand. Tell the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure access to chiropractic care for America's Veterans.
	Ensuring Implementation of the Chiropractic Care Benefit for Active Duty Military Personnel Despite the widespread acceptance and demonstrated effectiveness of chiropractic care the Department of Defense (DoD) health care system failed for many years to provide any level of chiropractic care to the men and women serving in Americas armed forces.