On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, Project Sleep and other leading sleep organizations visited Capitol Hill to meet with important policymakers in Congress. The 2025 Hill Day activities included 36 representatives of patient advocacy organizations and professional societies divided into eight teams. These teams represented 20 states and conducted over 70 Congressional Office visits!
Participants included leaders representing various national sleep organizations including:
Sleep is foundational for health yet often overlooked in our busy society. As Dr. Michael Grandner describes, “The science is suggesting that giving sleep its place among other major domains of health could have wide-reaching impacts to public health, mental health, and even economic productivity.”
This is why the sleep community was on Capitol Hill to educate policymakers about the underrated role of sleep in our society and to request their support in elevating public and professional awareness of sleep and sleep disorders at a federal level. See our 2025 legislative agenda here.
Advocating for a cause I am deeply passionate about has truly been a dream come true. It is essential to elevate public awareness about the vital role that sleep plays in our lives.”
-Ana Lara, Project Sleep Board of Directors Member
Our work does NOT end with fancy photos from the U.S. Capitol. We have much more awareness to raise.
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Capitol Hill to raise awareness for sleep health, sleep equity, and sleep disorders! Prior to this Hill Day, Project Sleep held the sixth annual Sleep Advocacy Forum on November 3, 2025. Learn more about the 2025 Sleep Advocacy Forum.
