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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 Members of Congress for Introducing the SHARE Act
Forty-eight members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter thanking Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Angus King (I-ME), along with Representatives Tracey Mann (R-KS-01) and Joe Neguse (D-CO-02) for introducing the bipartisan and bicameral States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act (S.1101/H.R.2332), and urged its passage this year. The SHARE Act will help ensure the licensure process operates as intended for nurses seeking multi-state licensure under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
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.