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The Nursing Community Coalition
Includes 64 members organizations that are the cross section of education, practice, research, and regulation within the nursing profession. With over four and a half million licensed Registered Nurses (RNs), Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), and nursing students, the profession embodies the drive and passion to continually improve care for patients, families, and communities. We believe that the healthcare delivery system should be one that promotes wellness, advances research through scientific discovery, and provides timely access to care across the continuum.
NCC Thanks Representatives Walberg and Courtney for Introducing Legislation that Improves Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers
Fourty-seven members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter thanking House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI-05) and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) for introducing the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R.3170), as well as urging its passage this Congress. This bipartisan legislation would update the federal workers’ compensation program and authorize NPs to certify disabilities and oversee treatment for injured or ill federal employees under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA).
NCC Thanks Members of Congress for Introducing the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025
Fifty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter to Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), along with Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Mike Thompson (D-CA-04), and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), thanking them for introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025 (S.1548/H.R.3145).
NCC Thanks Representative Courtney and Senator Baldwin for Introducing the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Fifty-four members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter thanking Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) for introducing the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R.2531/S.1232).