As we enter the mid-point of 2025, please check out our 2025 Mid-Year Review to see AACN's policy & advocacy accomplishments, and to join our efforts to support academic nursing at the federal level! bit.ly/45uzWF4

Thank you to Congressman Eugene Vindman for cosponsoring the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025!

Thank you U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda for your commitment to addressing our nation's nurse preceptor shortage by cosponsoring the PRECEPT Nurses Act!

Thank you to Congresswoman Susie Lee for signing on as a cosponsor to the PRECEPT Nurses Act!

Thank you to Rep. Bennie G. Thompson for cosponsoring the PRECEPT Nurses Act and to Ossoff's Office for cosponsoring the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act!

Thank you to Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib for cosponsoring the PRECEPT Nurses Act! This bipartisan bill would help recruit and retain more nurse preceptors, which is crucial to addressing our nation's nursing shortage.

AACN was honored to join Rally for Medical Research to advocate for sustained and robust federal investments in nursing science and research, and highlighting the groundbreaking and lifesaving discoveries made by NIH and NINR that improve the health of our nation. #RallyMedRes #FundNIH

Thank you to Rep. Josh Harder for signing on as a cosponsor of the PRECEPT Nurses Act!

Thank you Congressman Derek Schmidt for your commitment to addressing our nation's nurse preceptor shortage by cosponsoring the PRECEPT Nurses Act!

Thank you to Congresswoman Laura Gillen for cosponsoring the PRECEPT Nurses Act!

AACN continues to advocate for federal investments in medical research, including at the National Institute of Nursing Research, where nurse researchers and scientists continue to makelifesaving discoveries that improve the health of our nation. #AmericansForMedicalResearch

✍️The Department of Education’s proposed final rule on the definition of “professional degree” makes a gross error in leaving out post-baccalaureate NURSING degrees. Advanced practice nursing degrees take a tremendous amount of time and energy and limiting federal loan

AACN deeply appreciates Congresswoman Jen Kiggans for sending a letter to the Department of Education urging them to include post-baccalaureate nursing programs in the definition of "professional" degree programs!

Thank you Rep. Lauren Underwood for highlighting the importance of nursing as a professional degree! Ensuring that nursing students can access education pathways is crucial to improving the health of our nation.

As we continue our work to protect advanced nursing education pathways and support the health of our nation, we commend the work of our AACN Advocates to raise awarness and secure support for nursing as a professional degree among federal lawmakers.