Policy & Advocacy

Inside this edition of Washington Weekly: The House Education and Labor Committee’s bill reauthorizing the Higher Education Act invests in student financial aid and HBCUs; Submit your proposal for NIDA-AACN Mentored Training Award in SUD treatment by November 4; Get involved in AACN’s Fall Capitol Hill Day and Congressional Reception on October 21; and registration for AACN’s 2020 Student Policy Summit is now open!

AACN commends the House Energy and Commerce Committee for advancing H.R. 728, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019, out of Committee. 

AACN applauds the House of Representatives for including the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act (H.R. 2056) in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

AACN applauds the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for advancing the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 by a unanimous voice vote. 

To amplify nursing’s voice in the federal policy making arena, AACN is committed to nominating academic nursing leaders to key councils, committees, and advisory groups seeking representatives from nursing.