Dear AACN Advocate:
With only a handful of legislative days left this year, it is imperative that your Representative and Senators hear about academic nursing priorities directly from you! We urge you to take action by contacting your members of Congress outlining ways they can support academic nursing, including by:
With only a handful of legislative days left this year, it is imperative that your Representative and Senators hear about academic nursing priorities directly from you! We urge you to take action by contacting your members of Congress outlining ways they can support academic nursing, including by:
- Cosponsoring and passing the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act (S.1874/H.R.3593), which reauthorizes the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and aligns them with current needs in the profession.
- Providing at least $610 million for all Title VIII Programs and at least $215 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research in final Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 appropriations.
- Supporting nursing as a professional degree for purposes of federal student loan access by cosponsoring and passing the following measures:
- The Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (S.4568/H.R.8691); and,
- A Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution disapproving of the Department of Education’s final rule arbitrarily limiting federal student loan access for nurses (H.J.Res.189).
Thank you for reaching out to your members of Congress about these key priorities.