AOA on Capitol Hill | AOA Federal Keypersons Summit
In 2026, AOA on Capitol Hill will focus on growing the size and impact of AOA’s award-winning grassroots advocacy network: the AOA Federal Keyperson Program. AOA on Capitol Hill 2026 will feature a special AOA Federal Keyperson Summit—and all AOA Federal Keypersons are encouraged to attend.
Optometry's advocates are needed in Washington, D.C., March 15-17, to drive critical progress for the profession's federal advocacy priorities with health policy leaders on Capitol Hill.
AOA on Capitol Hill | AOA Federal Keyperson Summit builds on Optometry’s single-largest annual advocacy gathering by convening AOA Federal Keypersons, the core of Optometry’s legislative influencers, together to ensure the profession’s loudest and largest impact is made in the halls of Congress and throughout the nation’s capital.
Strategic Three-Day Event
Open to all advocacy-minded AOA members, this dynamic and focused event will hone AOA Federal Keyperson relationships with their U.S. Senate and House members, helping Optometry’s advocacy to increase its strong of wins for patients, practices, and the future of the profession.
By attending the Keypersons Summit, you will:
- Participate in targeted briefings and policy sessions intended to maximize your meeting time.
- Connect with fellow Federal Keypersons, seasoned advocates and leaders to align strategies and resources for a unified push.
- Drive action on our collective advocacy, ensuring optometry's voice leads to even higher levels of legislative progress.
Direct participation among AOA Federal Keypersons is instrumental as the decisive factor in ensuring Optometry’s advocacy efforts translate into further critical progress.
Summit Details
AOA on Capitol Hill | AOA Federal Keyperson Summit is open to all advocacy-minded AOA members with dedicated programming intended primarily for AOA Federal Keypersons. Registration and housing are due by Friday, Feb. 20.
Not an AOA Federal Keyperson? Select the option below if you would like to learn more or apply to be an AOA Federal Keyperson.
A strategic move of AOA on Capitol Hill in September 2025 ensured optometry’s advocates resonated at a consequential time for this Congress. Now, AOA on Capitol Hill | AOA Federal Keyperson Summit can build on that advocacy momentum from optometry’s fly-in six months earlier to provide direct follow-up on these priority issues.
Read more about AOA on Capitol Hill 2025 below.
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About Federal Keypersons Program
The AOA has a rich history of legislative and political activism that has helped optometry reach its legislative goals in the U.S. Congress through the Federal Keyperson Program.