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).

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.