During WWII, a severe shortage of trained nurses threatened the United States’ ability to meet domestic and military medical needs. As a result, Congress established the Cadet Nurse Corps, an integrated, uniformed service of the Public Health Administration, in 1943 to...

The bipartisan Guidelines for User Age-Verification and Responsible Dialogue Act (GUARD Act, H.R. 8623, S. 3062) is a measured, necessary step to ensure innovation does not come at the expense of children’s safety. The Senate bill has been reported out of Senate Judiciary...

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA, S. 1748) has been introduced by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and is cosponsored by 3/4 of the Senate. The bill is pending in the Senate Commerce Committee. The measure establishes a legally relevant...

The President’s FY 2027 budget submitted to Congress in April 2026 once again proposes to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Advocacy is key to maintaining federal funding. In March 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order intended to...

New Food and Drug Administration (FDA) blood biomarker screening tests can now identify Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia in its earliest stages, allowing patients to access treatments at the point when they can be most effective. Under current law, Medicare cannot...

Victims of domestic violence and sexual assault should not be turned away when seeking assistance because of a lack of local resources. Urge Congress to increase funding in its FY 2027 appropriations bills for services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual...

Every year, vaccines save more than 4 million lives. Yet every 20 seconds, a child still dies from an infectious disease that could have been prevented by a vaccine. This is unacceptable.As the FY 2027 federal appropriations process is beginning, millions of children have...