Policy & Advocacy

AACN Latest Advocacy & Policy Efforts

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.

AACN Sign-Ons with Coalition Partners

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.

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