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AACN's Advocacy Efforts

December 18: AACN sent a letter to President-Elect Trump and Vice President-Elect Vance to congratulate them on their election victory and outline key policy priorities to advance academic nursing in the new administration.

December 13: AACN signed on to a letter led by the American Council on Education to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona requesting an extension of the Jan. 15, 2025 deadline for reporting requirements in financial value transparency and gainful employment to July 2025.

November 18: AACN sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Dr. Xavier Becerra, urging the inclusion of nurses on the Scientific Management Review Board (SMRB). 

November 14: AACN sent a letter to Congress urging them to include AACN’s top appropriations and legislative priorities in any must pass legislation prior to the end of the 118th Congress.

September 9: AACN submitted comments to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services on CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule.

August 15: AACN sent a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, in response proposed reforms to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The letter urged the Committee to prioritize funding for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), and to maintain NINR as an independent Institute within NIH. AACN also signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter making the same request.

August 2: AACN submitted comments in response to a Congressional request for information (RFI) on how Congress can better support research into cures and treatments for diseases. 

May 8: AACN sent a letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to express appreciation for the impactful work that the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) is doing to address the challenges facing nursing education and the critical issues impacting the pipeline into nursing. 

May 2 and 3: AACN submitted written testimony for the record to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) requesting at least $530 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. AACN also signed onto Nursing Community Coalition written testimony for the record to the House and Senate LHHS Subcommittees making the same request. 

AACN's Sign-Ons with Coalition Partners

December 13: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter urging the Department of Education to extend its deadline for reporting requirements in financial value transparency (FVT) and gainful employment (GE). 

December 4: AACN signed onto a letter urging Congress to consider and pass the bipartisan Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R.7153/S.3679).

November 21: AACN signed onto a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies requesting at least $680.4 million for the BRAIN Initiative and $541 million for the All of Us Research Program in any final FY 2025 spending bill.

November 18: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter urging Congress to take action on the NCC’s top legislative priorities before the end of the 118th Congress.

November 18: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter reiterating the NCC’s FY 2025 appropriations requests prior to the expiration of the current continuing resolution on December 20th. These requests include at least $310.472 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $197.693 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) in FY 2025, as outlined in the bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee passed bill. 

November 18: AACN signed onto a Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC) letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging the highest possible funding levels for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII Health Professions and Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs in any final FY 2025 appropriations bill. The letters requests the Senate Appropriations Committee-approved combined funding level of $892.8 million for these programs.

November 18: AACN signed onto an Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting at least $48.9 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as well as funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), in any final FY 2025 appropriations bill. 

November 15: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter to the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees urging the consideration and advancement of H.R.3428/S.1633, the United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2023. This bill honors the nearly 120,000 nurses who served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II.

September 24: AACN signed onto a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership urging them to support at least $1 billion for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Service Block Grant in any final FY 2025 appropriations bill.

September 20: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter to the House of Representatives urging them to consider and pass H.R.618, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act. This bill would retire outdated barriers in the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) that limit the ability of nurse practitioners (NPs) to diagnose and oversee the care and treatment of federal employees who are injured or become ill in the course of their employment.

September 18: AACN signed onto a letter to Congressional Leadership urging Congress to reauthorize the Community Health Center Fund at $5.8 billion per year for at least 3 years.

September 16: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter to Congress outlining updated FY 2025 appropriations requests for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). These include at least $310.472 million for Title VIII programs and at least $197.693 million for NINR, as outlined in the spending bill passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

September 5: AACN signed onto a letter thanking Representatives David Schweikert (R-AZ-01) and Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) for their bipartisan work on including Sections 12 and 13 within H.R.8318, the Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2024.

September 3: AACN signed onto Research!America letter thanking Senate appropriators for providing a nearly $2 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations bill.

August 27: AACN signed on to an APRN Workgroup letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, regarding the CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule.

August 23: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter to the Secretary of the Department of Education (DOE), Miguel Cardona, in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding program integrity and institutional quality in the areas of distance education, return of Title IV funds, and the Federal TRIO programs. The letter spelled out concerns with proposed DOE actions in each of these areas.

August 13: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emphasizing the importance of nursing representation on federal advisory committees, taskforces, and councils.

July 29: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter reiterating support for AACN’s top appropriations priorities, including least $530 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

June 25: AACN signed onto a letter urging Congress to provide full funding for non-discretionary defense programs in FY2025.

June 24: AACN signed onto a letter supporting funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us Research Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

June 7: AACN signed on to an American Council on Education letter to Congress opposing the addition of the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act and the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act as amendments to the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (H.R.8070). 

June 5: AACN signed onto a Friends of the VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA) coalition letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) which outlined FY 2025 funding recommendations for VA research, facility repairs, and information technology (IT) improvements. 

June 3: AACN signed onto a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging Congress to provide funding for CDC, NIH, and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention.

May 31: AACN signed on to a letter urging the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic to implement specific proposals to bolster our nation’s public health system and workforce. 

May 23: AACN signed onto a letter thanking the leadership of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for the effort to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S.3679/H.R.7153).

May 22: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congress to enact several proposals to address problems created by FAFSA delays. 

May 14: AACN signed on to a letter supporting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDCs) Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program.

May 14: AACN signed onto letters from American Indian/Alaska Native Health Partners to the House and Senate supporting funding for the Indian Health Professions Account and Indian Health Service.

May 14: AACN signed on to a letter supporting at least $100 million in FY 2025 for the CDC’s Social Determinants of Health program, within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).

May 6: AACN signed onto a Coalition for Health Funding letter urging an increase in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 allocation for the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee and to ensure that non-defense discretionary (NDD) funding is not cut in the FY 2025 appropriations process.

May 6: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter urging Congress to take action on top appropriations and legislative priorities that impact nursing education, workforce, and research. 

May 2: AACN signed on to a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) supporting $11.581 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in FY 2025.

April 29: AACN signed onto a Friends of Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant letter urging Congress to include at least $1 billion for this program in any final FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) appropriations package.

April 22: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies outlining the funding requests of at least $530 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

April 22: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education comment letter to the Department of Education requesting an extension to the comment period in order to provide the higher education community with sufficient time to analyze and respond to new financial value transparency (FVT) and gainful employment (GE) reporting requirements.

April 15: AACN signed onto a letter urging Congress to provide $420.85 million to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health in the FY 2025.

April 1: AACN signed onto a letter urging Congress to maintain the House and Senate set-asides for midwifery and nurse-midwifery education in any final FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) appropriations package.

April 1: AACN signed onto a Friends of HRSA letter urging Congress to provide at least $10.5 billion for discretionary Health Resources and Services Administration programs in any final FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) appropriations bill.

March 28: AACN signed onto a Friends of NCHS letter urging Congress to provide $220 million for NCHS in FY 2025, which will strengthen the agency’s ability to provide unbiased, timely health data to policymakers and reinforce the Center’s role as the world’s gold-standard producer of health statistics.

March 26: AACN signed onto a CDC Coalition letter urging Congress to provide at least $11.581 billion for the CDC in FY 2025.

March 13: AACN signed onto an Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter to Congress requesting at least $51.303 billion for the NIH’s foundational work in FY 2025, a $3.579 billion increase over the comparable FY 2024 program level.

February 26: AACN signed onto a Friends of AHRQ letter to the leadership of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) in both the House and Senate. The letter urged Congress to provide at least $500 million in funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in their fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations package. 

February 15: AACN signed onto a letter to Congress in support of the reauthorization of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 7153/S. 3679).

February 13: AACN signed on a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter thanking Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) for introducing the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act (S.2815/H.R.7002), would provide much needed grant funding to close the pay gap between faculty and clinical nurses.

February 5: AACN signed onto a letter opposing the House of Representatives’ proposed use of the Prevention and Public Health Fund (Prevention Fund) as an offset for H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023. 

January 31: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) letter expressing concerns with H.R.6951, the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA). 

January 29: AACN signed onto a Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC) letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership urging Congress to provide at least $877.8 million in funding for the health professions and nursing workforce development programs under Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act.  

January 25: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) letter outlining opposition to H.R.3347/S.2070, the Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023. H.R.3347/S.2070 would unnecessarily, and unjustifiably, restrict access for our CRNAs within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), adversely impacting the health care of our nation’s veterans.

January 9: AACN signed onto a letter to Congressional Leadership requesting at least $302.472 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $197.693 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) in fiscal year (FY) 2024, as outlined in the Senate Appropriations Committee passed bill. The letter urged Congress to avoid a long-term continuing resolution (CR) and fully fund these critical programs.

January 8: AACN signed onto a letter urging Congress to maintain the House and Senate set-asides for midwifery and nurse-midwifery education in any final FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) appropriations package. 

January 7: AACN signed onto a letter urging Congress to provide full funding for non-discretionary defense programs in FY2024.

AACN's Advocacy Efforts

December 14: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, regarding the regulatory waivers issued during the pandemic that have enabled APRNs to practice to the full extent of their education and clinical training.

December 11: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) letter in regards to H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act.

December 8: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter urging to extend and make permanent the current authorities to waive the in-person interview requirement for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants. 

November 28: AACN sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-28) thanking her for introducing the POST GRAD Act of 2023 (H.R.6077).

November 20: AACN sent a welcome letter to Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, the new Director of the National Institute of Health.

September 20: AACN sent a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Act as they consider S. 2840- the Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce. 

September 11: AACN submitted comments to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services on CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule.

July 21: AACN sent a letter to the Department of Education for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program.

April 3: AACN submitted written testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee outlining key academic nursing funding priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

March 20: AACN submited written testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee outlining key academic nursing funding priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

March 17: AACN submitted our response to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Request for Information on the drivers of health care workforce shortages and potential solutions.

March 6: AACN sent a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies outlining key academic nursing funding priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

January 10: AACN sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives welcoming them to the 118th Congress and outlining our shared academic nursing priorities.

January 30: AACN submitted comments to the Department of Education supporting the proposed rule Improving Income-Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.

AACN's Sign-Ons with Coalition Partners

December 20: AACN signed onto a CDC Coalition letter urging Congress to provide at least $11.581 billion for the CDC in FY 2024.

December 14: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, regarding the regulatory waivers issued during the pandemic that have enabled APRNs to practice to the full extent of their education and clinical training.

December 11: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) letter in regards to H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act.

December 11: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) letter in regards to H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act.

December 8: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter urging to extend and make permanent the current authorities to waive the in-person interview requirement for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants.

November 30: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli welcoming her as the 17th Director of the National Institutes of Health and outlining our commitment in elevating nursing research and the work of our nurse scientists.

November 13: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter requesting at least $302.472 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $197.693 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) in fiscal year (FY) 2024, as outlined in the Senate Appropriations Committee passed bill.

October 31: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the New Chief Nurse Officer at the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, RDML Jennifer Moon.

October 30: AACN signed onto a letter urging Congress to increase funding for the Community Health Center Fund to $5.8 billion per year for three years.

October 16: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Brian Higgins (D-NY-26), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), and Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) for introducing the bipartisan Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2023 (H.R.5080). 

October 12: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education comment letter requesting a 60-day extension to the comment period in order to provide the higher education community with sufficient time to analyze and respond to the proposed changes in the overtime pay exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.

October 10: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chair, Senator Jeff Merkley, and Senator Cynthia Lummis, for introducing the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act (S.2418).

October 6: AACN signed onto a letter expressing opposition to the proposed cuts to the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant in the FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) bills.

October 3: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter supporting increased access to online platforms for those with disabilities.

September 21: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter outlining concerns over provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

September 21: AACN signed onto a Friends of NCHS letter requesting Congress come to a bipartisan agreement that provides robust funding to critical federal statistics programs and keeps the federal government open and operating.

September 18: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition statement for the record to the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health urging support for removing barriers to practice and allowing for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) to practice to the full extent of their education and abilities within the VA.  

September 6: AACN signed onto an Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice (OHNEP) letter supporting comments made to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services on CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule.

August 31: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid services, regarding the CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule.

August 1: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) and Sen. Booker (D-NJ) for introducing the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R.3305/S.1606).

July 28: AACN signed on to an American Council on Education comment letter outlining concerns regarding the funding levels proposed in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill.

July 24: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) for introducing the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act (S. 1446).

July 12: AACN signed on to a letter to extend and bolster funding for the National Health Service Corps and support for the Restoring America’s Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act.

June 28: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) for introducing the United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2023 (S.1633/ H.R. 3428).

June 20: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking House Nursing Caucus Co-Chairs and Vice Co-Chairs for Introducing the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act (H.R. 2713).

June 16: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Representative Courtney and Senator Baldwin for introducing the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R.2663/S.1176).

June 12: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Members of Congress for introducing the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023 (H.R.2411/S.1150).

June 6: AACN signed onto a coalition letter to the leaders on the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce supporting the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act (H.R. 2713).

June 5: AACN signed on to an American Council on Education comment letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy on the draft Research Security Programs Standard Requirement developed as part of National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)-33 for U.S. Government-Supported Research and Development (R&D).

June 4: AACN signed onto a coalition letter to the Senate and the House champions for the recently introduced Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Service (MOMS) Act (S.1851/H.R.3768).

May 31: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Congress for introducing a resolution honoring and recognizing National Nurses Week 2023.

May 25: AACN signed on to an ACE letter to streamline the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s (SNAP) eligibility requirements to make SNAP benefits more accessible for college students struggling with food insecurity.

May 18: AACN signed onto a Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to provide $1.51 billion to support the Title VII Health Professions and Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs for Fiscal Year 2024.

May 15: AACN signed on to a Coalition for Health Funding letter urging Congress to reject cuts to non-defense discretionary appropriations.

May 8: AACN signed on to a Nursing Community Coalition letter urging Congress to take action on top appropriations and legislative priorities that impact nursing education, workforce, practice, and research.

May 4: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Congress for their support of the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (S.131/H.R.618).

April 24: AACN signed on to a letter supporting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program.

April 19: AACN signed on to a letter supporting $35 million for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), $25 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and $1 million for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention.

April 14: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions Statement on academic freedom and DEI.

April 13: AACN signed on to a letter supporting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Social Determinants of Health program, within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).

April 13: AACN signed on to a letter supporting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity.

April 3: AACN signed onto a Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition letter urging the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees to provide $1.51 billion to support the Title VII Health Professions and Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs for Fiscal Year 2024.

April 3: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter to the Departments of Health & Human Services, Treasury, and Labor, regarding the rulemaking on section 2706(a) of the Public Health Service Act.

March 31: AACN signed on to the Coalition for Health Funding letter supporting a significant increase in the FY 2024 allocation for the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee to ensure the robust, sustained, and predictable investments that these programs require.

March 31: AACN signed onto the Coalition for Health Funding letter urging increase in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 allocation for the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee and to ensure that non-defense discretionary (NDD) funding is not cut in the FY 2024 appropriations process.

March 31: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup comment letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration in response to their proposed rule: Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances When the Practitioner and the Patient Have Not Had a Prior In-Person Medical Evaluation (88 Fed.Reg. 12875, March 1, 2023).

March 31: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup comment letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration in response to their proposed rule: Expansion of Induction of Buprenorphine via Telemedicine Encounter (88 Fed.Reg. 12890, March 1, 2023).

March 31: AACN signed onto two APRN Workgroup letters urging HHS and CMS to take action to make waivers permanent beyond this Public Health Emergency (PHE).

March 29: AACN signed onto an ACE letter regarding the Department of Education’s Feb. 15 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), “Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions.”

March 27: AACN signed on to a letter supporting funding to increase and support Certified Nurse-Midwives along with other maternal health efforts.

March 24: AACN signed on to a letter supporting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDCs) Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program. 

March 23: AACN signed onto Nursing Community Coalition written testimony for the record, to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education requesting at least $530 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for Fiscal Year 2024.

March 23: AACN signed onto a letter urging the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to support the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant.

March 22: AACN signed onto a CDC Coalition letter in support of at least $11.581 billion for CDC in any final FY 2024.

March 21: AACN signed onto a letter with other health care organizations, urging Congress to pass permanent protections to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.

March 20: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter, to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in response to their health care workforce request for information. 

March 20: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup comment letter, to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in response to their health care workforce request for information.

March 14: AACN signed onto an Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter requesting at least $50.924 billion for NIH’s foundational work, a $3.465 billion increase over the comparable FY 2023 program level.

March 9: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter urging Congress to take action to make waivers permanent beyond this Public Health Emergency (PHE). 

March 9: AACN signed onto a Friends of NCHS letter requesting $215 million for NCHS in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, which will help strengthen the agency’s ability to provide unbiased health data to policymakers and reinforce NCHS’s role as the world’s gold standard producer of health statistics.

March 7: AACN signed onto a FASHP coalition letter, welcoming the 118^th Congress.

March 6: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies outlining the funding requests of $530 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for FY 2024.

February 10: AACN signed onto an ACE comment letter, on the proposed changes to the REPAYE income-driven repayment (IDR) plan under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) offered by the Department of Education (Department).

AACN's Advocacy Efforts

December 5: AACN sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding a request for information related to the National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services.

November 22: AACN sent a letter urging Congress to include funding for nursing education, workforce, and research in any year-end package.

October 11: AACN sent a wecome letter to Dr. Arati Prabhakar, the new Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

September 15: AACN sent a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee outlining key academic nursing funding priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. 

September 6: AACN sent comments to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services on CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule.

August 18: AACN sent a welcome letter to Dr. Shereef Elnahal, the new Under Secretary for Health at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

August 8: AACN submitted comments to the Department of Education on Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program , and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Proposed Rule.

July 22: AACN submits comments on the Department of Health and Human Services Initiative to Strengthen Primary Health Care.

May 24: AACN submits written testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee outlining key academic nursing funding priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. 

May 10: AACN submits written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee outlining key academic nursing funding priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.

April 19: AACN sent a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies outlining key academic nursing funding priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.

March 10: AACN sent a request for information regarding national health security threats, challenges, and promising practices to help inform the development of the 2023-2026 National Health Security Strategy.

February 7: AACN sent a follow up letter reiterating our academic nursing priorities after a roundtable discussion with Secretary Becerra of the Department of Health and Human Services.

February 4: AACN sent comments on the PREVENT Pandemics Act discussion draft to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee.

January 20: AACN sent a letter welcoming the new Administrator of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

January 20: AACN sent a letter welcoming the new Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

January 19: AACN sent a letter to the Senate reiterating them to preserve and pass essential nursing provisions as the Senate considers the Build Back Better Act.

January 19: AACN sent a letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees reiterating key academic nursing funding priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.

AACN's Sign-Ons with Coalition Partners

December 8: AACN signed onto an ACE letter, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) plans to transition to a new enrollment management system for certifying GI bill benefits in January 2023.

December 21: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-At-Large) and Young Kim (R-CA-40), as well as Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chair, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sen. Thomas Tillis (R-NC), and four cosponsors for introducing the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022 (H.R.8817/S.4844). This bipartisan legislation would offer an important step forward as we look to gather additional data on the needs within the nursing workforce.

December 7: AACN signed onto a  FASHP coalition letter, urging the inclusion of robust funding for health professions education and training and loan and scholarship programs for health professions students in a final fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations package.

December 6: AACN signed onto a  HPNEC coalition letter, urging Congress to provide at least the higher of the two funding levels from the draft House and Senate Labor-HHS-Ed spending bill for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs for fiscal year (FY) 2023.

December 6: AACN signed onto a Research!America letter, urging Congress to secure passage of a FY23 Omnibus spending bill before the current CR expires on December 16, and to include boosted funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and our nation’s other research agencies.

December 5: AACN signed onto a  Voices for Non-Opioid Choices Coalition letter, urging Congress to include the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act (S. 586/H.R. 3259) in any year-end legislative package.

December 5:  AACN signed onto a letter, urging Congress to include an additional $900 million in the final negotiations on the FY’23 omnibus appropriations bill to respond to monkeypox (mpox).

December 3: AACN signed onto an AI/AN Health Partners letter, congratulating Dr. Ms. Roselyn Tso on being appointed as the Director of the Indian Health Service.

December 2: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter urging Congress to pass top legislative priorities addressing the needs of nursing education, practice, and research before the end of the 117th Congress.

December 1: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup comment letter, to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding a request for information related to the National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services.

November 17: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter to House and Senate leadership, urging congress to pass perminent protections to Deffered Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients during the final weeks of the 117th Congress.

November 15: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting at least $324.472 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce  Development Programs and at least $208.571 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Omnibus.

November 15: AACN signed onto a Friends of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) letter, congratulating Dr. Mary Wakefield on being named to lead CDC’s structure modernization work and urging her to incorporate NCHS’ vital role and core function in CDC, HHS, and public health more broadly.

November 8: AACN signed onto an Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter urging Congress to swiftly finalize a fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending package that prioritizes robust investments in agencies and programs that improve the nation’s health and well-being, including funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

November 1: AACN signed onto a letter urging Congress to include additional funding in the FY 2023 funding package to respond to mpox.

October 26: AACN signed onto a CDC Coalition’s letter in support of at least $10.45 billion for CDC in any final FY 2023 spending bill.

October 26: AACN signed onto an APRN Coalition letter urging the promulgation of the provider nondiscrimination rules.

September 26: AACN signed on to an APRN Workgroup letter for the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Fees; Histocompatibility, Personnel, and Alternative Sanctions for Certificate of Waiver Laboratories proposed rule.

September 26: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter urging Congress  to pass top legislative priorities impacting our current and future nursing workforce before the end of the 117th Congress.

September 19: AACN signed onto a Research!America’s organizational letter urging timely action on FY23 appropriations to meet the very real research funding needs of the nation. 

September 16: AACN signed onto a Friends of NCHS letter to Congressional appropriators thanking them for the support in the House and Senate Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bill and urging that NCHS be funded for at least $190 million.

September 15: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting at least $324.472 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce and Development Programs and at least $208.571 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 as outlined in the House Appropriations Committee passed bill.

September 12: AACN signed onto a National Monkeypox (MPV) Working Group letter requesting $4.5 billion to support the domestic and international response to the current MPV emergency and ensure the United States is prepared for future infectious disease outbreaks.

August 24: AACN signed an APRN Workgroup letter supporting the creation of the new Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation and recommending the removal of physician supervision requirements for APRN's at such facilities.

August 23: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to the House and Senate Committee on Armed Services urging for the retention of Sec. 5103 in the final FY 2023 NDAA conference agreement.

August 19: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new Under Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

July 28: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition Steering Committee letter to the U.S. Senate urging consideration and passage of the bipartisan House-passed bill, H.R. 6087, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act.

July 21: AACN signed onto an American Indian/Alaska Native Health Partners' letter supporting funding for the Indian Health Professions Account and Indian Health Service. 

July 13: AACN signed onto a letter urging the House Energy and Commerce Committee to consider the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (Midwives for MOMS) Act (H.R. 3352).

July 12: AACN signed onto a letter supporting consideration on the Midwives for MOMS Act (H.R. 3352) and the BABIES Act (H.R. 3337) this Congress.

June 23: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of Health Professions letter urging quick passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, legislation that will take critical steps to curb the gun violence epidemic.

June 9: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition Steering Committee letter supporting passage of S. 4182, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.

June 7: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition Steering Committee letter to members of the House of Representatives supporting passage of H.R. 6087, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act.

June 6: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter to the House Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) and Tim Walberg (R-MI-07) supporting H.R. 6087, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act.

May 26: AACN signed onto a letter supporting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program.

May 16: AACN signed onto a Research!America joint letter urging for a robust 302(b) allocation for the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee to meet the very real research funding needs before us.

May 16: AACN signed onto the Friends of the VA Medical and Health Research (FOVA) FY 2023 budget recommendation for the Department of Veteran Affairs.

May 12: AACN signed onto an Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter supporting a program level of at least $49.048 billion for the NIH base budget in FY 2023 and urging lawmakers ensure that any funding for the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) supplement our $49 billion recommendation for NIH’s base budget, rather than supplant the essential foundational investment in the NIH.

May 10: AACN signed onto the Coalition for Health Funding letter supporting a significant increase of at least $239.59 billion in the FY 2023 allocation for the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee to ensure the robust, sustained, and predictable investments that these programs require.

May 10: AACN signed onto the Friends of NCHS letter supporting of $210 million in funding for the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in FY 2023

May 6: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter urging Congress to take action on top legislative priorities that impact nursing education, practice, and research. This letter comes as we kick off National Nurses Week 2022.

April 28: AACN signed onto a letter urging House and Senate Appropriators to support $35 million for CDC and $25 million for NIH to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention.

April 26: AACN signed onto a Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC) letter urging Congress to provide $1.51 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs for FY 2023.

April 25: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter urging Congress to take action to make waivers permanent beyond this Public Health Emergency (PHE).

April 19: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of Health Professions letter encouraging the inclusion of health professions education and training programs in any legislative efforts to address the mental health challenges facing our country.

April 11: AACN signed onto the Nursing Community Coalition letters to the House and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies outlining support for $530 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce and Development Programs and $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.

April 6: AACN signed onto a letter urging to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to support the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant.

April 1: AACN signed onto the CDC Coalition letter supporting of $11 billion in funding for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in FY 2023

March 31: AACN signed onto a Voices for Non-Opioid Choices letter urging the Senate Finance Committee to include the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (“NOPAIN”) Act (S. 586) in the mental health legislative package currently under development.

March 27: AACN signed onto an American Indian/Alaska Native Health Partners' letter endorsing the Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2022.

March 24: AACN signed onto letter urging Congress to pass emergency supplemental COVID-19 funding.

March 18: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

March 17: AACN signed onto a letter supporting Congressman Troy Carter's resolution condemning violence against health care personnel.

March 8: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter to the secretaries of Labor, Treasury, and Health & Human Services, on provider nondiscrimination language.

March 8: AACN signed onto a letter thanking Senate and the House champions of H.R. 1667, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, for their work to pass this vital bill and support the mental health needs of health care providers, including nurses.

February 14: AACN signed onto Nursing Community Coalition letters to the Senate and the House Veterans’ Affairs Committees urging them to pass S.1220/H.R.2568 - United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2021.

February 14: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congress to support and protect historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) following bomb threats made against the community.

February 4: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee outlining their comments on the PREVENT Pandemics Act discussion draft.
 
January 31: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new Administrator of the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration.

January 19: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter reiterating support for at least $314.472 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce and Development Programs and at least $200.782 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.
 
January 19: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter reiterating the Senate to preserve shared nursing priorities in their Build Back Better Act.

AACN's Advocacy Efforts

December 13: AACN submits comments regarding RFI: NINR Strategic Plan 2022-2026

December 8: AACN sent a letter to the Senate urging them to preserve and pass essential nursing provisions as the Senate considers the Build Back Better Act.

October 19: AACN sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) thanking her for her leadership and support of the current and future nursing workforce through her many ongoing legislative efforts.

September 10: AACN provides comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule.

August 19: AACN provides comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).

July 29: AACN sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-27) thanking her for reintroducing the POST GRAD Act of 2021 (H.R.4631).

July 27: AACN sent a letter welcoming the new Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

June 28: AACN comments on Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems FY2022

June 14: AACN provides recommendations for the NINR 2022-2026 Strategic Plan

June 11: AACN sent a letter welcoming the new Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
 
June 10: AACN submits written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee outlining key academic nursing funding priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.

June 9: AACN sent a letter welcoming the new Deputy Secretary of the Department of Education.

May 24: AACN sent a letter welcoming the new Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

May 18: AACN submits written testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee outlining key academic nursing funding priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.

May 13: AACN sent a letter to Congressional and key committee leadership urging them to include public health and higher education priorities in any upcoming infrastructure package.

April 9: AACN sent a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee urging them to include the FAAN Act in any healthcare workforce legislative package.

April 6, 2021: AACN sends Congratulatory Letters to HHS Appointees

March 16: AACN sends letters to House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees outlining key academic nursing funding priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.

March 8: AACN sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona congratulating him on his recent confirmation.

February 12: AACN sends a congratulates the recently confirmed U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis R. McDonough.

February 12: AACN sent a congratulatory letter to the recently appointed Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky.

February 11: AACN urges Congressional Leadership to include our academic nursing priorities in the next COVID-19 legislative relief package.

February 3: AACN send letters to Administration Agencies regarding implementation of Executive Order 13996

January 21: AACN sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives welcoming them to the 117^th Congress and outlining our shared academic nursing priorities.

January 19: AACN Launches New National Campaign to Elevate Academic Nursing’s Role in Administering the COVID-19 Vaccine

January 18: AACN Encourages the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition Team to Utilize Nursing Faculty, Students, and Staff to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

AACN's Sign-Ons with Coalition Partners

December 20: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter urging Congress to take action to make waivers permanent beyond this Public Health Emergency (PHE).

December 8: AACN signed onto a Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) coalition letter urging the Senate to expand eligibility for Pell Grant increase under the House-passed Build Back Better Act.

December 7: AACN signed onto two appropriations letters sent by the AI/AN Health Partners coalition to the Senate and the House in support of the Indian Health Service.

December 2: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter urging the Senate to preserve shared nursing priorities in their Build Back Better Act.

November 19: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter supporting for at least $314.472 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce and Development Programs and at least $200.782 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.

November 15: AACN signed onto an Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter supporting for at least $46.4 billion for National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. 

November 8: AACN signed onto a Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA) coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership urging swift action to finalize the House-passed $904 million for the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research program for FY 2022.

November 4: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter to CMS addressing health equity 

November 4: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter on HHS Draft Strategic Plan

October 29: AACN signed onto a letter supporting S. 467, the Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act

October 22: AACN signed-onto the American Indian/Alaska Native Health Partners coalition letter thanking Senators for introducing S. 2874, the Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2021.

October 14: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter for the administration continue to grant flexibility for international students, scholars, and researchers.

October 7: AACN signed onto a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, Denis McDonough in support of the Department's extensive work to develop National Standards of Practice. 

September 23: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter to in support of students and scholars who have been displaced by the current crisis in Afghanistan,

September 17: AACN signed onto a letter supporting patient and provider access to non-opioid pain management approaches.

September 17: AACN signed onto a letter to Congressional leadership in support of maternal health provisions in the Build Back Better Act.

September 14: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter urging the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee to support and advance S.1220/H.R.2568 - United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2021.

August 12: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new Deputy Administrator and Director of Center for Medicare.

August 3: AACN signed onto a joint statement in Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Workers in Health and Long-Term Care.

July 26: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.

July 26: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use.

July 9: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to congressional leadership outlining our shared public health, education, and workforce priorities and urged their inclusion in any infrastructure package.

July 2: AACN signed-onto a Trust for America's Health Letter supporting investments in Public Health infrastructure.

June 23: AACN signed-onto Nursing Community Coalition testimony supporting funding requests for Title VIII and NINR.

June 22: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee urging them to support and advance S.1220/H.R.2568 - United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2021.

June 21: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

June 21: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

May 28: AACN signed onto a House and Senate Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking original cosponsors for the reintroduction of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2021 (S.1220/H.R.2568).

May 24: AACN onto letters to key Senate and House leaders endorsing the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Service (MOMS) Act.

May 19: AACN signed onto an Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter urging Congressional Leadership to support medical research infrastructure.

May 12: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of Health Professions letter urging the 117^th Congress to support their COVID-19 priorities.

May 11: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new Secretary of Labor.

May 6: AACN signed-onto Nursing Community Coalition testimony supporting funding requests for Title VIII and NINR.

April 29: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) for introducing the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (H.R. 959/S.346).

April 8: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

April 8: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new U.S. Surgeon General.

April 3: AACN signed-onto a Trust for America's Health Letter supporting investments in Public Health infrastructure.

March 31: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter supporting the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1195).

March 29: AACN signed onto a Friends of NCHS Letter urging Congress to support $200 million for National Center for Health Sciences in Fiscal Year 2022.

March 25: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congress to double the maximum Pell Grant.

March 25: AACN signed onto a letter urging House Appropriators to support $50 million to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention.

March 25: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new Secretary of Health and Human Services.

March 24: AACN signed onto a letter a Research!America letter urging the President to support the Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act.

March 24: AACN signed onto a Trust for America’s Health letter urging funding from the American Rescue Plan Act be equitably distributed.

March 24: AACN signed onto a letter urging to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to support the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant.

March 16: AACN signed-onto a House and Senate Nursing Community Coalition letter to welcoming the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

March 15: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter thanking Congressional Leadership for supporting postsecondary students and institutions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

March 3: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

March 1: AACN signed onto a CDC Coalition letter urging Congressional Appropriators to provide at least $10 billion in funding to the Centers for Disease Control in Fiscal Year 2022.

February 24: AACN signed-onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to Congressional Leadership and key Committee Members outlining shared COVID-19 legislative priorities.

February 22: AACN signed onto two Friends of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) letters, one to U.S. Representatives and another to Senators, requesting increased funding for AHRQ for Fiscal Year 2022.

February 22: AACN signed-onto an American Council on Education letter to Congressional Leadership urging support for the Dream Act of 2021 (S.264).

February 12: AACN signed onto a Trust for America’s Health letter urging investments in public health infrastructure and workforce in the next COVID-19 bill.

February 3: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security congratulating him on his recent confirmation and highlighting issues important to higher education.

February 2: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter to President Biden congratulating him on his inauguration.

January 29: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter congratulating Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) on her election as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee.

January 29: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter to President Biden offering the higher education community’s willingness to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 28: AACN signed onto a letter urging Congressional Leadership to support the Strengthening America’s Health Care Readiness Act (S. 54) that would invest additional funding into the National Health Service Corps and the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment and Scholarship programs.

January 21: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming Senators and Representatives to the 117^th Congress.

January 8: AACN signed onto a Safe Sates Alliance letter urging the upcoming Biden Administration to rescind Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. The undersigned organizations strongly oppose race and sex stereotyping, which inhibits efforts to build a more inclusive workplace, and this Execution Order creates concern, confusion, and uncertainty for federal contractors and grant recipients.

AACN's Advocacy Efforts

December 14, 2020
AACN Comments on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery; Request for Information (RFI)

November 20, 2020
AACN Sends Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees and Congressional Leadership

November 20, 2020
AACN Reiterates COVID-19 Legislative Requests

November 16, 2020
AACN’s Letter to Biden-Harris Transition Team

September 29, 2020
2021 AACN Comments Physician Fee Schedule

September 22, 2020
AACN sends letter to Congressional Leadership urging the inclusion of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act (S.4396/H.R.7945) in the next COVID-19 legislative relief package.

September 4, 2020
AACN’s Comments on the Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine

June 26, 2020
AACN Comments on Preparing for the Next Pandemic

June 22, 2020
AACN sends letters to House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees

April 15, 2020
AACN Coronavirus Legislative Requests

April 13, 2020
AACN FY 2021 Senate LHHS-ED Written Testimony for the Record

April 1, 2020
AACN Disseminates Federal COVID-19 Response Survey
 
March 27, 2020
AACN Applauds Passage of H.R. 748, the CARES Act
 
March 23, 2020
AACN Submits Testimony in Support of Title VIII and NINR Funding 

March 19, 2020
AACN sends its COVID-19 Legislative Requests to House and Senate leadership. 

AACN's Sign-Ons with Coalition Partners

December 4: AACN Signs onto an Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter to President-Elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. urging the new administration to support investments in the National Institutes of Health and biomedical, bioengineering, behavioral, and social science research.

December 3: AACN signs onto a Research!American letter urging Congressional Leadership to support increases in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 appropriations and pass a COVID-19 legislative relief package to combat the ongoing pandemic.

December 2: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congressional Leadership to provide higher education support to better address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

December 1: AACN signs onto two American Indian / Alaskan Native Health Partners letters to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies urging them to fund the Indian Health Service to the highest amount possible  for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021.

November 30: AACN signs onto a Voices for Non-Opioid Choices letter to Congressional Leadership urging them to include the Non-Opioids Prevention Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act (S. 3067/H.R. 5172) in any year-end legislative package.

November 24: AACN signs onto a Health Professionals and Nursing Education Coalition letter requesting the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to appropriate $790 million for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs for Fiscal Year 2021.

November 20: AACN Signs onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and to Congressional Leadership requesting at least $269.972 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce and Development Programs and at least $177.976 for the National Institute of Nursing Research. The undersigned organizations also reiterated their request to support additional supplemental funding for these programs in the next COVID-19 legislative relief package.

November 20: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to Congressional Leadership urging them to support nursing workforce, education, and research priorities in any upcoming COVID-19 legislative relief package as the 116^th Congress concludes.

November 20: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education Letter urging the Secretary of Education to extend borrower protections for student loans through the end of January 2021.

October 26: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement opposing a proposed rule that would limit colleges and universities ability to recruit and retains students both born in the U.S. or abroad.

October 8: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter to the President regarding the September 22 Executive Order 13950 on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.” The undersigned organizations strong oppose race and sex stereotyping, which inhibits efforts to build a more inclusive workplace, and this Execution Order creates concern, confusion, and uncertainty for federal contractors and grant recipients.

October 5: AACN signs onto an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Workgroup letter providing comment on the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule regarding the supervision of diagnostic tests by certain non-physician providers, telehealth, and an Executive Order protecting and improving Medicare for our nation’s seniors.

October 5: AACN signs onto a Patient Quality of Life Coalition letter providing comment on the calendar year 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule regarding evaluation and management visits and audio-only visits that will allow patients with serious illnesses to better access palliative care services.

September 3: AACN signs onto an AI/AN Health Partners letter urging the U.S. Senate to provide emergency funding for the Indian Health Service (IHS) and tribal health programs in the Senate’s next coronavirus legislation package to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Native American communities.

August 6: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congressional Leadership to include changes to the Paycheck Protection Program and the Main Street Protection Program in the next COVID-19 relief program to allow more colleges and universities to access these important programs. 

August 6: AACN signs onto an Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter urging Congressional and Administrative negotiators to finalize a bipartisan agreement and to support emergency funding of at least $15.5 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

August 5: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congressional Leadership to include support for student and institutions of higher education in the next COVID-19 relief package. 

August 5: AACN signs onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) letter urging Congressional Leadership to include student loan forgiveness for health professionals in the next COVID-19 supplemental package.

July 10: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging the Administration to rescind the directive issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding international students and the upcoming 2020-21 academic year.

July 2: AACN signs onto a letter urging Congress to provide at least $4.5 billion in public health infrastructure funding.
 
July 2: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging the Administration to issue guidance for international students for the 2020-21 academic year.
 
June 29: AACN signs onto a letter urging Congress to advance permanent telehealth reform.

June 9: AACN signs onto a letter urging Congress to provide increased supplemental funding to the Indian Health Services and Bureau of Indian Affairs to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 5: AACN signs onto an EDUCAUSE letter urging Congress to pass the Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act (H.R.6814/S.3701)

May 29: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congress to expand the Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to all nonprofits

May 29: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congress to require the Federal Reserve to expand the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) to nonprofits

May 29: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congress to pass $46.6 billion in supplemental funding to support colleges and universities

May 28: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congress to pass limited liability protections for colleges and universities

May 22: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter supporting the creation of a new facility for nonprofits with the Main Street Lending Facility

May 21: AACN signs onto a Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research letter urging Congress to provide at least $50 million in supplemental funding for VA research to support COVID-19 research efforts

May 21: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education Amicus Brief on the Students for Fair Admissions v President and Fellows of Harvard College

May 14: AACN signs onto an American Council of Education letter expressing support for H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions(or HEROES) Act.

May 7: AACN signs onto an American Council of Education letter requesting a range of clarifications and technical corrections to provisions in the CARES Act.

May 6: AACN signs onto a letter expressing concern regarding HRSA’s implementation of the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Workforce Training Demonstration.

May 4: AACN signs on in support of a Dear Colleague letter circulated by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and more than 90 Representatives urging investments in the mental health of frontline healthcare workers.

May 4: AACN signs onto a letter urging regulatory or legislative action to retain DACA during the COVID-19 national emergency.

April 30: AACN signs onto an American Council of Education letter on international student visas.

April 30: AACN signs onto a Voice for Non Opioid Choices letter urging Congress to include the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (“NOPAIN”) Act (H.R. 5172) in any upcoming COVID-19 legislation.

April 28: AACN signs onto Nursing Community Coalition letter laying out additional COVID-19 legislative priorities.

April 21: AACN signs onto an Academy Health letter urging Congress to include $71 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support evaluations and research related to the health care system’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 3: AACN signs onto letter urging the Administration take immediate action to alleviate the critical shortage across the nation of ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE).

April 2: AACN signs onto an American Council of Education letter urging governors to temporarily suspend or modify barriers to ensure healthcare access, especially in telehealth services.

April 1: AACN signs onto letter urging Congress to include a significant, long-term investment in public health infrastructure.

March 23: AACN signs onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of Health Professions letter to the House and Senate leadership as well as the Administration.

March 20: AACN signs onto an American Council of Education letter laying out higher education priorities for COVID-19 legislation.

March 20: AACN signs onto letter urging Congress and the Administration to ensure that personal protection equipment (PPE) is available to all health care systems, facilities, and providers.

March 20: AACN signs onto a Partners & Advocates for Remarkable Children & Adults letter regarding PPE donations.

March 19: AACN signs onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter on its shared priorities for any COVID-19 legislative package.

March 18: AACN signs onto an American Council of Education letter urging Congress to ensure that veterans' education benefits are not disrupted as colleges and universities move courses online due to coronavirus.