EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION

HCR · Health Issues

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); PRECEPT Nurses Act (H.R. 392/S. 131); 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);

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1317, S. 575, H.R. 929, S. 266, S. 1282, H.R. 2414, H.R. 2483, H.R. 1669, H.R. 2004, S. 921, H.R. 392, S. 131, H.R. 2004, S. 921, H.R. 392, S. 131, H.R. 2936, S. 1974, H.R. 3593, S. 1874, H.R. 6607, S. 3434

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

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.

FIR · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition

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

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

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

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 2531, S. 1232

TRA · Transportation

No Activity this period

LAW · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

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

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 3178, S. 1600

EDU · Education

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.