The Nursing Community Coalition
Includes 65 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 Urges Senate Appropriations Committee to Support Title VII, NINR, and Nursing as a Professional Degree in FY 2027
Sixty-two members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Committee urging support for critical investments in nursing education, workforce, and research in its Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education bill. The letter reiterates the NCC’s FY 2027 appropriations request of at least $610 million Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), as well as support for the inclusion of bipartisan language recognizing post-baccalaureate nursing programs as professional degree programs.
NCC Urges Senate HELP Committee to Advance Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025
All sixty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee urging the Committee to advance the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.1874).
NCC Sends Letter to House Rules Committee Urging Support for Amendment 103 to the FY 2027 NDAA
Fifty-four members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter to the House Rules Committee, along with the leadership of the House Armed Services Committee, urging support for amendment 103 to H.R.8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. This amendment is based on H.R.3170, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act.