AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING

Nursing Workforce Development Programs (Title VIII, Public Health Service Act), Title VII, NIH, NINR, HRSA, CDC, mental health, Title V Maternal and Child Health, VA and veterans health, and Federal Student Aid Support for nursing education, research, and practice S.2587/H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 [Public Law No. 119-75] H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Public Law No. 119-21]

H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Public Law No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits S.1948/H.R.3711 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act H.R.6574 - Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals (LEAP) Act H.R.6677 - Professional Degree Access Restoration Act H.R.6718 - Professional Student Degree Act H.R.6739 - Clarity in Professional Degree Act Supporting nursing as a professional degree Issues surrounding federal agency restructuring Support for higher education including federal student loan programs such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Pell Grants, Perkins Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, and the Grad PLUS loan program

S.1874/H.R.3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 S.3435/H.R.6607 - Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S.3707/H.R.7279 - Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026 S.3296/H.R.3170 - Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act S.1599/H.R.6394 - Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Service (MOMS) Act S.2954 - Health Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R.7973 - Momnibus Act H.R.3333 - Magnifying Opportunities to Recruit and Educate (MORE) Nurses Act H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Public Law No. 119-21] H.R.5133 - Patients Right to Know Their Medication Act Support for health care programs Rural health and Rural Health Transformation Program Nursing education, workforce, research, and public health needs Support for clinical education Support for the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Nursing Research, nurse scientists and researchers, and national biomedical research Issues surrounding federal agency restructuring Issues surrounding public health nursing Addressing health care nursing workforce shortage and supporting nursing education pathways, clinical education, and academic progression Reduce regulatory barriers within federal programs so APRNs can practice to the full extent of their education and clinical training Proposed changes to the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule Cancellations of federal nursing grants

Prepare a highly qualified and community-focused nursing workforce within the VA healthcare system and supporting the health care of our veterans

S.131/H.R.392 - Providing Real-World Education and Clinical Experience by Precepting Tomorrows (PRECEPT) Nurses Act S.1548/H.R.3145 - Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025

S.2954 - Health Care Workforce Expansion Act Support for clinical education Support for graduate nurse education Reduce regulatory barriers within federal programs so APRNs can practice to the full extent of their education and clinical training