The Nursing Community Coalition
Includes 65 members organizations that are the cross section of education, practice, research, and regulation within the nursing profession. With over four and a half million licensed Registered Nurses (RNs), Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), and nursing students, the profession embodies the drive and passion to continually improve care for patients, families, and communities. We believe that the healthcare delivery system should be one that promotes wellness, advances research through scientific discovery, and provides timely access to care across the continuum.
NCC Thanks Senator Merkley and Congresswoman Kiggans for Introducing the Nursing is a Professional Degree Act
All sixty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter thanking Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), along with other supporters, for introducing the bipartisan and bicameral Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (S.4568/H.R.8691) and urging its passage this year.
NCC Statement on the House FY 2027 LHHS-ED Appropriations Bill
The Nursing Community Coalition issued a statement applauding the House Appropriations Committee for providing an overall funding increase for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and level funding for the National Institute of Nursing Research, along with recognition of nursing as a professional degree in its FY 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education bill.
NCC Thanks Congress for Introducing a Resolution Honoring and Recognizing National Nurses Week 2026
All sixty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter thanking the leadership of the House and Senate Nursing Caucuses, along with 23 bipartisan members in the Senate, for introducing S.Res.709 and H.Res.1264 - a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2026.