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 Sends Letter Urging Congress to Pass the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025
All sixty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter to the leadership of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee, urging them to consider and pass the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.1874/H.R.3593) this Congress.
NCC Statement on the FY 2026 Bipartisan Spending Bill
The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) commends Congress for passing the bipartisan fiscal year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education bill, that restored funding to critical federal nursing programs. The NCC looks forward to working with Congress and the Administration as we continue to support our current and future nursing workforce.
NCC Thanks Senators Collins and Blumenthal for Introducing Legislation that Improves Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers
Fifty-two members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter thanking Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) for introducing the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (S.3296), as well as urging its passage this Congress. This bipartisan legislation would update the federal workers’ compensation program and authorize NPs to certify and oversee treatment for injured or ill federal employees under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA).