AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION

Lobbying for AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Expenses

$230,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

Maryland

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

SAMUEL J HEWITT

Previously held: Legislative Assistant - Rep. Allyson Schwartz

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 4

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
SENATE
White House Office

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 42

HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
S 2587
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 5304
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 1317
I CAN Act
S 575
I CAN Act
S 1874
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026
HR 3593
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025
S 1482
National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025
S 2954
Health Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2025
S 3435
FAAN Act
HR 6607
FAAN Act
HR 7279
Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026
S 3707
Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026
HR 6894
Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025
S 717
Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025
HR 1616
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
S 1805
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
HR 3415
Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025
S 1709
Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025
S 2279
Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act
S 2556
Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act
HR 4849
Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025
HR 4206
CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
S 4076
Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026
HR 7106
Enhancing Skilled Nursing Facilities Act
S 3350
ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2025
HR 3514
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
S 1816
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
S 3886
Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act
HR 2172
Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act
S 1058
Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act
S 1232
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
HR 2531
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
S 131
PRECEPT Nurses Act
HR 392
PRECEPT Nurses Act
S 1548
Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025
HR 3145
Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025
HR 2896
Safeguarding Charity Act
S 1428
Safeguarding Charity Act
HR 3170
Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025
HR 2234
Ensuring Veterans Timely Access to Anesthesia Care Act of 2025

Lobbying activity 8

Budget/Appropriations

Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Program funding Nursing workforce pipeline and staffing (H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. 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.7148) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 [P.L. No. 119-75] Issues surrounding civil immigration enforcement in healthcare settings

Health Issues

Removing barriers to care Strengthening the nurse workforce and increasing the pipeline Nurse burn out and well-being Nurse overtime and patient safety Nurse faculty shortages (H.R.1317/S.575) I CAN Act Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Issues surrounding surgical smoke (S.1874/H.R. 3593) Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.1482) National Nursing Workforce Center Act Perinatal workforce expansion (S.2954) Health Care Workforce Expansion Act (S.3435/H.R.6607) Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act Issues surrounding patient mobility assessments Issues surrounding expiration of enhanced advance premium tax credits (H.R.7279/S.3707) Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 6894/S.717) Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act (H.R. 1616/S. 1805) Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (H.R. 3415/S. 1709) Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Act

Medicare/Medicaid

(H.R.1317/S.575) I CAN Act Issues surrounding CMS Long Term Care staffing final rule Issues surrounding Medicaid reforms Issues surrounding nurse payment policies (H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] (S.2954) Health Care Workforce Expansion Act Educating Future Nurses Act (S. 2279) Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act (S. 2556/H.R. 4849) Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act (H.R. 4206) CONNECT for Health Act Issues surrounding incident-to billing (S. 4076) Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act (H.R. 7106) Enhancing Skilled Nursing Facilities Act (S. 3350) ACO Assignment Improvement Act (H.R. 3514/S. 1816) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 3886) Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1058) Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Workplace violence prevention Provider nondiscrimination (S.1232/H.R.2531) Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

(S.131/H.R.392) PRECEPT Nurses Act (S.1548/H.R.3145) Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act Issues surrounding expiration of enhanced advance premium tax credits (H.R. 2896/S. 1428) Safeguarding Charity Act

Government Issues

(H.R.3170) Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Education

(H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits

Veterans

(H.R. 2234) Ensuring Veterans Timely Access to Anesthesia Care Act

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.