OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded.

NCC Sends Letter to House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees Supporting the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act
On November 15, sixty-three members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter urging the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees to consider and advance H.R.3428/S.1633, the United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2023 in any legislative package honoring our nation’s veterans this year.

NCC Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership Reiterating FY 2025 Funding Requests
On November 18, all sixty-four members of the NCC sent a letter to Congressional Leadership, as well as to House and Senate Appropriations Committees, requesting at least $310.472 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) 2025, as outlined in the bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee passed bill. This letter comes as we near December 20, which is when the current continuing resolution is set to expire.

NCC Sends Letter Outlining our Shared Legislative Priorities for Congress to Pass Before the End of this Year
On November 18, sixty-three members of the NCC signed onto a letter urging Congress to cosponsor and pass shared legislative priorities impacting nursing education, workforce, and research before the end of the 118th Congress.