EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION for EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION

Health Issues HCR

Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act (H.R. 1317/S. 575); Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 929/S. 266); National Nursing Workforce Center Act (S. 1282); MISSION ZERO Act (H.R. 2414); SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483); SOAR Act Reauthorization (H.R. 1669); Tyler's Law (H.R. 2004/S. 921); PRECEPT Nurses Act (H.R. 392/S. 131); Reintroduction of the Improving Mental Health Access in the Emergency Department Act; Tyler's Law (H.R. 2004/ S. 921); Support for the Medicaid program; Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department Act (H.R. 2936/S. 1974);Title VIII Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3593/ S. 1874); Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act (H.R. 6607/ S. 3434); ICU Bed Act (H.R. 8271);

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1317 (119th), H.R. 392 (119th), H.R. 929 (119th), H.R. 2936 (119th), H.R. 6607 (119th), S. 1974 (119th), S. 1874 (119th), H.R. 1669 (119th), S. 1282 (119th), S. 575 (119th), S. 131 (119th), H.R. 8271 (119th), H.R. 2414 (119th), S. 3434 (119th), S. 921 (119th), H.R. 3593 (119th), H.R. 2483 (119th), S. 266 (119th), H.R. 2004 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support for Nursing Workforce Programs under Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act; Support for the National Institutes of Health/ National Institute for Nursing Research; Support for MISSION ZERO Act; Support for the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program; Support for Gun Violence Research funding; Support for Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act grants.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

Signed onto coalition letter supporting funding for gun violence prevention research in FY26.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

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

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2531 (119th), S. 1232 (119th)

Transportation TRA

No Activity this period

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178/ S. 1600)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1600 (119th), H.R. 3178 (119th)

Education EDU

Submitted comment letter to Department of Education related to RISE committee Proposed Rule definition of "professional degree" programs not including nursing programs for purposes of higher graduate loan limits. Signed on to coalition letters on the same topic. Supported S.J.Res.196/H.J.Res.198 - disapproving of the Dept. Of Education final rule implementing the RISE Committee's recommendations Nursing is a Professional Degree Act - H.R.8691/S.4568 which would add graduate nurses to the list of professional degrees

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 4568 (119th), S.J.Res. 196 (119th), H.J.Res. 198 (119th), H.R. 8691 (119th)