102 Representatives Support FY 2027 Funding for Title VIII in House Dear Colleague Letter
A record one hundred and two Representatives signed onto the bipartisan House of Representatives Dear Colleague letter, requesting $610 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs in FY 2027.
NCC Thanks Senator Merkley and Congresswoman Underwood for introducing the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act
Fifty-eight members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter thanking Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chair, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and House Nursing Caucus Vice Co-Chair and nurse, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), for reintroducing the FAAN Act (H.R.6607/S.3435). This bill would help enhance enrollment and recruitment of nursing students, hire and retain faculty, and support the modernization of nursing education infrastructure.
NCC Thanks Senator Durbin and Congresswoman Bonamici for Introducing the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act
Fifty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter thanking Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), along with other supporters, for introducing the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act (S.3707/H.R.7279) and urging its inclusion in any health care or workforce package. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would provide much needed grant funding to close the pay gap between faculty and clinical nurses.
NCC Sends Comments to the Department of Education Supporting Nursing as a Professional Degree
All sixty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto written comments to the Department of Education (ED). The comments strongly requested that ED explicitly include post-baccalaureate nursing programs (MSN, DNP, PhD) in its definition of “professional degree” programs as it implements the Public Law 119-21 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1).
Nursing and Friends Send Comments in Response to the Department of Education’s Proposed Rule
Two hundred and seventy-seven national and state-level organizations signed onto written comments to the Department of Education urging them to amend their proposed rule and include post-baccalaureate nursing degrees (MSN, DNP, PhD) explicitly in the list of “professional” degrees.
NCC Sends Letter Urging Congress to Pass the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025
All sixty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter to the leadership of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee, urging them to consider and pass the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.1874/H.R.3593) this Congress.
NCC Statement on the FY 2026 Bipartisan Spending Bill
The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) commends Congress for passing the bipartisan fiscal year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education bill, that restored funding to critical federal nursing programs. The NCC looks forward to working with Congress and the Administration as we continue to support our current and future nursing workforce.
NCC Thanks Senators Collins and Blumenthal for Introducing Legislation that Improves Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers
Fifty-two members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter thanking Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) for introducing the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (S.3296), as well as urging its passage this Congress. This bipartisan legislation would update the federal workers’ compensation program and authorize NPs to certify and oversee treatment for injured or ill federal employees under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA).
NCC Sends Letter to Congress Supporting Full-Year FY 2026 Appropriations for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Sixty-four members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter thanking the House and Senate Appropriations Committees for including nursing education, workforce, and research funding in the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026." Specifically, the letter urges Members of Congress to vote to pass this bill, which includes $305.472 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and $197.693 million for National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), before the January 30th deadline.