Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – August 2026

September 1, 2026

As OADN members, you have a voice in the federal policy decisions that shape nursing education and the nursing workforce. Through our work with the Nursing Community Coalition, OADN advocates for federal funding, workforce investments, and policies that support ADN programs, faculty, students, and the communities they serve.

Advocacy & Engagament

NCC Urges Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to Advance Legislation that Improves Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers
On August 4, fifty-seven members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter to the leadership of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The letter thanked the Committee for considering S.3296, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025, and urged the Committee to advance this bill.