AMCA’s Position Papers
Each year, the American Mosquito Control Association focuses its advocacy efforts on key issues facing mosquito control, public health, and the efforts of our industry. Below you will find our current position papers on key issues impacting our industry.
AMCA's Legislative Priorities at a Glance. The urgency of our mission cannot be overstated. As the nation’s mosquito control professionals, we are on the frontlines, protecting humans and wildlife from diseases transmitted by the world’s most dangerous animal – the mosquito. Download an overview document that briefly outlines each of our legislative priorities. Issue Details | One Pager
America Needs Mosquito Control. Mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance. They transmit a variety of pathogens to people and wildlife. To aid in our efforts to protect the public's health and welfare, America’s public sector mosquito control professionals call on Congress to reauthorize the Kay Hagan TICK Act and the SMASH Act and to provide sufficient appropriations to the CDC to support vector control activities. Issue Details | One Pager
Funding Priorities to Protect America from Mosquito and Tick-borne Diseases. ELC funding is critical for efforts related to the surveillance, detection, response, and prevention of infectious diseases, including VBD. In 2025, CDC’s DVBD received requests for more than $30 million from the state departments of health for VBD through the ELC program. However, the Division was only able to support $17 million, a little more than half of the amount needed. The AMCA requests an additional $10 million through ELC funding to continue and grow support and engagement with VectorSurv. Issue Details | One Pager
The Farm Bill's Impact on Vector-borne Disease Prevention. The draft 2024 Farm Bill reported by the House Committee on Agriculture in the 118th Congress contained several important provisions that would support our ability to respond to Vector-borne Disease threats. These provisions would reduce regulatory burdens, as well as enhance communication and cooperation between federal, state, and industry stakeholders regarding pesticide regulation, some of which were included in the working draft of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. AMCA calls on Congress to swiftly enact a Farm Bill that provides regulatory relief for pesticide users. Issue Details | One Pager
Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. The requirement for duplicative permits under the Clean Water Act offer no environmental or public health protections, but instead add tremendous cost and bureaucracy that only serve to endanger public health. Enactment of the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act as part of the PERMIT Act will undoubtedly improve public health protections in the United States. The American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) urges the passage of the “Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act” as part of H.R.3898 (the PERMIT Act). Issue Details | One Pager
The Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4348/ S. 2398). The Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act is a bipartisan bill that extends federal authority and funding for programs established under the original 2019 Kay Hagan Tick Act, which created a coordinated national response to tick-borne and other vector-borne diseases. Specifically, the legislation reauthorizes key provisions of the Public Health Service Act through FY2026–2030, ensuring continued support for a national vector-borne disease strategy, regional Centers of Excellence (COEs), Training and Evaluation Centers (TECs), and cooperative agreements with state, local, and tribal health departments.. Issue Details | One Pager
Mosquito Control Applications Should Be Exempt from Duplicative Clean Water Act Permitting. Mosquito control programs and public health agencies are taxpayer-funded entities that operate to prevent the spread of dangerous vector-borne diseases such as West Nile virus, dengue, Chikungunya, St. Louis encephalitis, and malaria. These programs rely on pesticides that are already extensively reviewed, registered, and regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including potential impacts to water quality and human health from use of a pesticide. Issue Details