AACN's Advocacy Efforts
December 14: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, regarding the regulatory waivers issued during the pandemic that have enabled APRNs to practice to the full extent of their education and clinical training.
December 11: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) letter in regards to H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act.
December 8: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter urging to extend and make permanent the current authorities to waive the in-person interview requirement for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants.
November 28: AACN sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-28) thanking her for introducing the POST GRAD Act of 2023 (H.R.6077).
November 20: AACN sent a welcome letter to Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, the new Director of the National Institute of Health.
September 20: AACN sent a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Act as they consider S. 2840- the Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce.
September 11: AACN submitted comments to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services on CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule.
July 21: AACN sent a letter to the Department of Education for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program.
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.
January 30: AACN submitted comments to the Department of Education supporting the proposed rule Improving Income-Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.
AACN's Sign-Ons with Coalition Partners
December 20: AACN signed onto a CDC Coalition letter urging Congress to provide at least $11.581 billion for the CDC in FY 2024.
December 14: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, regarding the regulatory waivers issued during the pandemic that have enabled APRNs to practice to the full extent of their education and clinical training.
December 11: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) letter in regards to H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act.
December 11: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) letter in regards to H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act.
December 8: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter urging to extend and make permanent the current authorities to waive the in-person interview requirement for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants.
November 30: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli welcoming her as the 17th Director of the National Institutes of Health and outlining our commitment in elevating nursing research and the work of our nurse scientists.
November 13: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter requesting at least $302.472 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $197.693 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) in fiscal year (FY) 2024, as outlined in the Senate Appropriations Committee passed bill.
October 31: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter welcoming the New Chief Nurse Officer at the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, RDML Jennifer Moon.
October 30: AACN signed onto a letter urging Congress to increase funding for the Community Health Center Fund to $5.8 billion per year for three years.
October 16: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Brian Higgins (D-NY-26), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), and Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) for introducing the bipartisan Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2023 (H.R.5080).
October 12: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education comment letter requesting a 60-day extension to the comment period in order to provide the higher education community with sufficient time to analyze and respond to the proposed changes in the overtime pay exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.
October 10: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chair, Senator Jeff Merkley, and Senator Cynthia Lummis, for introducing the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act (S.2418).
October 6: AACN signed onto a letter expressing opposition to the proposed cuts to the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant in the FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) bills.
October 3: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter supporting increased access to online platforms for those with disabilities.
September 21: AACN signed onto an American Council on Education letter outlining concerns over provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
September 21: AACN signed onto a Friends of NCHS letter requesting Congress come to a bipartisan agreement that provides robust funding to critical federal statistics programs and keeps the federal government open and operating.
September 18: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition statement for the record to the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health urging support for removing barriers to practice and allowing for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) to practice to the full extent of their education and abilities within the VA.
September 6: AACN signed onto an Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice (OHNEP) letter supporting comments made to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services on CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule.
August 31: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid services, regarding the CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule.
August 1: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) and Sen. Booker (D-NJ) for introducing the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R.3305/S.1606).
July 28: AACN signed on to an American Council on Education comment letter outlining concerns regarding the funding levels proposed in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill.
July 24: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) for introducing the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act (S. 1446).
July 12: AACN signed on to a letter to extend and bolster funding for the National Health Service Corps and support for the Restoring America’s Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act.
June 28: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) for introducing the United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2023 (S.1633/ H.R. 3428).
June 20: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking House Nursing Caucus Co-Chairs and Vice Co-Chairs for Introducing the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act (H.R. 2713).
June 16: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Representative Courtney and Senator Baldwin for introducing the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R.2663/S.1176).
June 12: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Members of Congress for introducing the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023 (H.R.2411/S.1150).
June 6: AACN signed onto a coalition letter to the leaders on the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce supporting the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act (H.R. 2713).
June 5: AACN signed on to an American Council on Education comment letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy on the draft Research Security Programs Standard Requirement developed as part of National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)-33 for U.S. Government-Supported Research and Development (R&D).
June 4: AACN signed onto a coalition letter to the Senate and the House champions for the recently introduced Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Service (MOMS) Act (S.1851/H.R.3768).
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.
May 4: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter thanking Congress for their support of the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (S.131/H.R.618).
April 24: AACN signed on to a letter supporting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program.
April 19: AACN signed on to a letter supporting $35 million for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), $25 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and $1 million for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention.
April 14: AACN signed onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions Statement on academic freedom and DEI.
April 13: AACN signed on to a letter supporting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Social Determinants of Health program, within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
April 13: AACN signed on to a letter supporting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity.
April 3: AACN signed onto a Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition letter urging the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees to provide $1.51 billion to support the Title VII Health Professions and Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs for Fiscal Year 2024.
April 3: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup letter to the Departments of Health & Human Services, Treasury, and Labor, regarding the rulemaking on section 2706(a) of the Public Health Service Act.
March 31: AACN signed on to the Coalition for Health Funding letter supporting a significant increase in the FY 2024 allocation for the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee to ensure the robust, sustained, and predictable investments that these programs require.
March 31: AACN signed onto the Coalition for Health Funding letter urging increase in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 allocation for the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee and to ensure that non-defense discretionary (NDD) funding is not cut in the FY 2024 appropriations process.
March 31: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup comment letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration in response to their proposed rule: Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances When the Practitioner and the Patient Have Not Had a Prior In-Person Medical Evaluation (88 Fed.Reg. 12875, March 1, 2023).
March 31: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup comment letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration in response to their proposed rule: Expansion of Induction of Buprenorphine via Telemedicine Encounter (88 Fed.Reg. 12890, March 1, 2023).
March 31: AACN signed onto two APRN Workgroup letters urging HHS and CMS to take action to make waivers permanent beyond this Public Health Emergency (PHE).
March 29: AACN signed onto an ACE letter regarding the Department of Education’s Feb. 15 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), “Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions.”
March 27: AACN signed on to a letter supporting funding to increase and support Certified Nurse-Midwives along with other maternal health efforts.
March 24: AACN signed on to a letter supporting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDCs) Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program.
March 23: AACN signed onto Nursing Community Coalition written testimony for the record, to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education requesting at least $530 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for Fiscal Year 2024.
March 23: AACN signed onto a letter urging the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to support the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant.
March 22: AACN signed onto a CDC Coalition letter in support of at least $11.581 billion for CDC in any final FY 2024.
March 21: AACN signed onto a letter with other health care organizations, urging Congress to pass permanent protections to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.
March 20: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter, to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in response to their health care workforce request for information.
March 20: AACN signed onto an APRN Workgroup comment letter, to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in response to their health care workforce request for information.
March 14: AACN signed onto an Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter requesting at least $50.924 billion for NIH’s foundational work, a $3.465 billion increase over the comparable FY 2023 program level.
March 9: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter urging Congress to take action to make waivers permanent beyond this Public Health Emergency (PHE).
March 9: AACN signed onto a Friends of NCHS letter requesting $215 million for NCHS in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, which will help strengthen the agency’s ability to provide unbiased health data to policymakers and reinforce NCHS’s role as the world’s gold standard producer of health statistics.
March 7: AACN signed onto a FASHP coalition letter, welcoming the 118th Congress.
March 6: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies outlining the funding requests of $530 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for FY 2024.
February 10: AACN signed onto an ACE comment letter, on the proposed changes to the REPAYE income-driven repayment (IDR) plan under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) offered by the Department of Education (Department).