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Lobbying issues and bill citations
BUD · Budget/Appropriations
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Program funding Nursing workforce pipeline and staffing (H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] Supporting nursing as a professional degree (H.R. 5304/S. 2587) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 9260) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act funding
Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1, H.R. 5304, S. 2587, H.R. 9260
HCR · Health Issues
Removing barriers to care Strengthening the nurse workforce and increasing the pipeline Nurse burn out and well-being Nurse overtime and patient safety Nurse faculty shortages (H.R. 1317/S. 575) I CAN Act Issues surrounding surgical smoke (H.R. 3593/S. 1874) Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 4407/S. 1482) National Nursing Workforce Center Act Perinatal workforce expansion (S. 2954) Health Care Workforce Expansion Act (H.R. 6607/S. 3435) Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act Issues surrounding patient mobility assessments Issues surrounding expiration of enhanced advance premium tax credits (H.R. 7279/S. 3707) Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 6894/S. 717) Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act (H.R. 1616/S. 1805) Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (H.R. 3415/S. 1709) Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Act Issues surrounding artificial intelligence and nursing workforce/practice Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act funding (H.R. 10056/S. 5319) Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act
Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1317, S. 575, H.R. 3593, S. 1874, H.R. 4407, S. 1482, S. 2954, H.R. 6607, S. 3435, H.R. 7279, S. 3707, H.R. 6894, S. 717, H.R. 1616, S. 1805, H.R. 3415, S. 1709, H.R. 10056, S. 5319
MMM · Medicare/Medicaid
(H.R. 1317/S. 575) I CAN Act Issues surrounding Medicaid reforms Issues surrounding nurse payment policies (H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] (H.R. 10410) Educating Future Nurses Act (S. 2279) Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act (H.R. 4849/S. 2556) Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act (H.R. 4206) CONNECT for Health Act Issues surrounding incident-to billing (S. 4076) Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act (H.R. 7106) Enhancing Skilled Nursing Facilities Act (S. 3350) ACO Assignment Improvement Act (H.R. 3514/S. 1816) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 3886) Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1058) Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act Issues surrounding MACRA reform (H.R. 9693) Patients First Act of 2026 (H.R. 1616/S. 1805) The Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (H.R. 10056/S. 5319) Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act
Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1317, S. 575, H.R. 1, H.R. 10410, S. 2279, H.R. 4849, S. 2556, H.R. 4206, S. 4076, H.R. 7106, S. 3350, H.R. 3514, S. 1816, S. 3886, H.R. 2172, S. 1058, H.R. 9693, H.R. 1616, S. 1805, H.R. 10056, S. 5319
LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Workplace violence prevention Provider nondiscrimination Nurse overtime and patient safety (H.R. 2531/S. 1232) Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 8272) To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 10056/S. 5319) Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3415/S. 1709) Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Act
Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 2531, S. 1232, H.R. 8272, H.R. 10056, S. 5319, H.R. 3415, S. 1709
TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
(H.R. 392/S. 131) PRECEPT Nurses Act (H.R. 3145/S. 1548) Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act Issues surrounding expiration of enhanced advance premium tax credits
Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 392, S. 131, H.R. 3145, S. 1548
GOV · Government Issues
(H.R. 3170/S. 3296) Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 3170, S. 3296
EDU · Education
(H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits (H.R. 8691/S. 4568) Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 6718) Professional Student Degree Act (H.J. Res. 189/S.J. Res. 196) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations"
Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1, H.R. 8691, S. 4568, H.R. 6718, H.J. Res. 189, S.J. Res. 196
VET · Veterans
(H.R. 2234) Ensuring Veterans Timely Access to Anesthesia Care Act
Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 2234
