Current Actions

Tell Your Members of Congress to Protect Federal Student Loans!

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT

The Department of Education (ED) is moving forward with new rules that will fundamentally change how graduate students finance their education.

Under the rule ED will propose, MFTs and many other healthcare professions are not classified as professional programs, but instead as graduate programs. “Graduate programs” will have a $20,500 annual limit, with a $100,000 total cap, while programs defined as “professional programs” will have a $50,000 annual limit, and $200,000 total cap. This means that many students, including MFT students, would be subject to significantly lower loan limits. This change will take effect on July 1, 2026, and will apply to new borrowers.

ED used a historical list of ten professional programs (including medicine, law, and pharmacy) with only one new profession, clinical psychology, being added. This list does not reflect modern healthcare delivery, which utilizes an interdisciplinary team of highly trained health professionals.

This isn’t what Congress intended, and we need you to contact your Members of Congress to urge them to do all they can to make sure the Department of Education follows their intent, and includes a broad range of health professions on that list.

The elimination of the Grad PLUS program, combined with restrictive borrowing caps, will force many students to seek private loans, often at higher interest rates and with credit requirements that create barriers to entry. This policy risks creating a workforce shortage at a time when demand for healthcare services is growing.

It’s vital for your Members of Congress to hear from you today about the importance of getting these regulations right.

Contact your Members of Congress today!

Alum-Only: Ask Congress to Protect the Minority Fellowship Program

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT

The Trump Administration released its proposed budget for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2026. This budget includes a request to Congress to eliminate the Minority Fellowship Program. Please contact your legislators and urge them to protect this important program.

Urgent Call to Action: Ask Congress to Protect the Minority Fellowship Program

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Call to Action: Urge Your Representative to Cosponsor HR 658

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT

H.R. 658 removes barriers that apply to MFTs in the Veterans Health Administration by removing the requirement that supervisors must be AAMFT Approved Supervisors. Please contact your representative and request that they cosponsor this bill.