NAPA Reauthorization Act

Thanks to the dedication of AIM advocates and congressional champions from both sides of the aisle, the bipartisan NAPA Reauthorization Act (P.L. 118-92) was signed into law in October 2024. This legislation builds on the progress made over the last decade by reauthorizing the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) (P.L. 111-375), landmark legislation signed into law in 2011 that fundamentally changed the way our nation addresses Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.

The NAPA Reauthorization Act extends the strategic National Plan and emphasizes the importance of healthy aging and risk reduction to reflect the new sixth goal of the National Plan. The legislation also added new federal representatives to the NAPA Advisory Council from the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Social Security Administration (SSA). Additionally, it addressed health disparities among underrepresented populations.

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Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act

By passing the Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act (P.L.118-93), legislation championed by AIM, Congress took action to ensure progress continues to be made in Alzheimer’s and dementia research. The bipartisan legislation continues to ensure that Congress hears directly from National Institute of Health (NIH) scientists on the resources needed to achieve the goals of the National Plan.

Thank you to our outstanding advocates and bipartisan congressional champions for growing support for these critical pieces of legislation and advancing them through the legislative process to see them signed into law. Because of these pivotal laws, our nation will continue making progress in the fight against Alzheimer’s and other dementia. Together we are changing the trajectory of this devastating disease until we one day achieve our vision of a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.

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Federal Priorities

Our Nation’s Commitment to Alzheimer’s Research and Public Health Response

Congress must continue to invest in Alzheimer’s and dementia research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and fund the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act (P.L. 115-406) to strengthen the public health infrastructure across the country by implementing effective Alzheimer’s intervention focused on public health issues such as increasing early detection and diagnosis, reducing risk, and preventing avoidable hospitalizations.

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