2025 Federal Legislative Agenda

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Top Funding Priorities

Quality, Smart Development & Infrastructure

• Water and sewer infrastructure to extend safe, regulated public water to contaminated areas and modernize aging sewer infrastructure

High-Performing Education System

• Protection of federal education funding that supports at-risk youth and students with disabilities, as well as school systems serving military or other federally connected students (Title 1, Impact Aid, IDEA, Rural Education, Career and Technical Education and Workforce Development)

Health & Wellness

• Comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment services for youth that provide individual counseling/case management, crisis intervention, family support, and school-based programs delivered by licensed professionals

Safe Community

• Technology upgrades for the Sheriff’s Office
• Mobile Incident Command Unit for Emergency Services

Policy Priorities

Quality, Smart Development & Infrastructure

• Transportation: Advocate for routing the proposed I-685 through Cumberland County with a connection point of I-295

Health & Wellness

• Strengthen the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program by establishing permanent virtual service options and supporting USDA modernization efforts such as online shopping
• Advocate for federal funding to support County Veterans Services Offices
• Support the Older Americans Act and Elder Justice Act initiatives

Responsive, Transparent Government

• Support funding to assist local governments with complying with Department ofJustice mandate for ADA-accessible communications by April 2026 deadline