On June 21, 2018, NHIT convened a Congressional Briefing co-chaired by Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón, and Congresswoman Doris Matsui. The briefing, titled “Disaster Preparedness: Building an Innovative National Response Network in Underserved Communities – And a 21st Century Health and Healthcare Infrastructure for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, underserved and rural communities nationwide,” aimed to address disaster preparedness. The briefing was moderated by NHIT Board Member and former Congresswoman Donna Christensen.