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 Congressional Leadership Outlining Updated FY 2025 Funding Requests
On September 16, all sixty-four members of the Nursing Community Coalition (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 Senate Appropriations Committee passed bill.

NCC Sends Letter to House Leadership Urging the Passage of H.R.618, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act 
On September 20, fifty-seven members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter urging the House of Representatives to consider and pass H.R.618, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act. This bipartisan legislation would update the federal workers’ compensation program and authorize NPs to certify disabilities and oversee treatment for injured or ill federal employees under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA).