Policy Watch: Action on Nursing Research and Education Access

Policy Updates:

• AACN is working with congressional offices to share information and communicate the value of NINR and nursing science. AACN was proud to see Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chair, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), highlight the importance of NINR at the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee hearing with the NIH Director (see comments beginning at 1:06:20).
• On June 17, AACN led a healthcare community sign on letter advocating for higher education provisions in the Senate budget reconciliation process. This includes preserving subsidized loans for undergraduates, retaining the Grad PLUS Program, increasing the proposed aggregate limit for unsubsidized federal loans, and preserving other federal loan programs.
• NINR announces Scientific Symposium to celebrate 40 years of solutions-oriented nursing research.
• On June 9, AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter thanking Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) for introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R.2531/S.1232).
• AACN needs you to ask your Members of Congress to cosponsor and pass the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.1874/H.R.3593). This legislation would help ensure that pathways into nursing remain strong, and patients maintain access to high-quality nursing care.

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