Policy Watch: Funding Cancellations and Title VIII Wednesday, July 9, 2025 This week's policy update includes updates on grant and loan program cancellations and further attention to the Title VIII Reauthorization Act.
Policy Watch: Charting Key Issues and Actions Wednesday, July 2, 2025 2025 has seen a flurry of regulatory and legislative changes from all branches of the federal government. AACN is actively engaging in a...
Policy Watch: Research Funding Changes and CDC Reinstatements Wednesday, June 25, 2025 This week, the federal government saw movement on various research grants and funding, as well as a widescale reinstatement of CDC employees.
Policy Watch: Action on Nursing Research and Education Access Wednesday, June 18, 2025 This week's policy update includes progress made on the nursing research front, as well as more access to education.
Policy Watch: Federal Advocacy on Higher Education and Public Health Wednesday, June 11, 2025 This week's policy update includes federal advocacy concentrated in two areas: higher education, and the funding of public health efforts.
FY 2026 Congressional Budget Justification Calls for Defunding Title VIII Programs and Eliminating NINR Wednesday, June 11, 2025 The Administration for a Healthy America (AHA) released its inaugural Congressional Budget Justification for Fiscal Year 2026, which includes...
Policy Watch: Preserve the NINR Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Help AACN with efforts to preserve the NINR. Learn more about it, and other activity coming out of this administration, in Policy Watch.
AACN Calls for Sustained Federal Investments in Nursing Education and the Workforce to Protect the Nation’s Health Tuesday, June 3, 2025 AACN strongly opposes reductions in federal funding for nursing education and research, which would weaken the nation’s healthcare workforce...
Policy Watch: Public Health Findings Published and Budget Bill Passed Wednesday, May 28, 2025 This administration is moving at a rapid pace and some weeks are busier than others. This week, the current administration passed a controversial...
AACN Commends Congressional Leaders for their Bipartisan Commitment to Supporting Nursing Education and Workforce Programs Friday, May 23, 2025 AACN applauds the introduction of the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.1874 and H.R. 3593). Title VIII programs...
Policy Watch: Support for Higher Ed and Public Health Funding Wednesday, May 21, 2025 With the current administration moving at a rapid pace, keeping up with the latest developments is critical. This week's policy update...
Policy Watch: Nurses Week Celebration and Funding Request Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Stay on top of this administration's actions with our weekly updates. This week's policy update includes a budgeting request to the...
Policy Watch: Budget Proposal Response and Accreditation Updates Wednesday, May 7, 2025 With the flurry of updates emerging from the federal government, keeping up to date is as important as ever. This week's policy update...
AACN Applauds President’s Recognition of Nurses and Pledges to Protect Funding for NINR and Nursing Workforce Tuesday, May 6, 2025 AACN applauds President Trump for his National Nurses Day statement and recognition of the immeasurable contribution nurses make to the...
AACN Commends the Introduction of the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act and its Support for Nursing Students, Graduates, and Faculty Friday, May 2, 2025 AACN applauds the introduction of the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025 (S.1548/H.R.3145) in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate....