AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING

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 H.R.593 - Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act

H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Public Law No. 119-21] Implementation of the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation ("NOPAIN") Act (section 4135 of Public Law No. 117-328) 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 CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule

H.R.290 - Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2025

Nursing Workforce Development Programs (Title VIII, Public Health Service Act), Title VII, NIH, NINR, HRSA, AHRQ, CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, VA and veterans health, Indian Health Service, Title V Maternal and Child Health, gun violence research, Federal Student Aid, and non-defense discretionary funding Support for nursing education, research, and practice H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Public Law No. 119-21] S.2587/H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

H.R.3711/S.1948 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Public Law No. 119-21] 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 Student Visas and other higher education issues

S.1874/H.R.3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 S.575/H.R.1317 - Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act S.266/H.R.929 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act S.1232/H.R.2531 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act S.1482 - National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025 S.1599 - Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act S.2954 - Health Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R.3170 - Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R.4262 - To reauthorize programs related to health professions education, and for other purposes H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Public Law No. 119-21] Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act 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 Support nursing workforce safety measures, maternal health, mental health, and public health Oppose any reduction or elimination of the Prevention and Public Health Fund (Prevention Fund) Issues surrounding NIH grant in-direct costs Impacts of federal financial assistance freeze Issues surrounding federal agency restructuring Protecting and preserving public access to federal data 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 ACIPs recommended vaccine schedule Preserving the structure and membership of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Addressing nurse faculty shortage Cancellations of federal nursing grants

H.R.1644 - Copay Fairness for Veterans Act H.R.2234 - Ensuring Veterans Timely Access to Anesthesia Care Act of 2025 Prepare a highly qualified and community-focused nursing workforce within the VA healthcare system and supporting the health care of our veterans