The Nursing Community Coalition
WOCN is a member of the Nursing Community Coalition which consists of fifty-eight national nursing organizations committed to improving the health and health care of our nation by collaborating to support Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs). Collectively, the NC represents over one million RNs, APRNs, nurse researchers, nurse faculty, and nursing students. In the past quarter, the Nursing Community has provided comments and updates on the following issues:
NCC Sends Letter to House Rules Committee Urging Support for Amendment 103 to the FY 2027 NDAA
June 25, 2026
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Fifty-four members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter to the House Rules Committee, along with the leadership of the House Armed Services Committee, urging support for amendment 103 to H.R.8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. This amendment is based on H.R.3170, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act.
NCC Thanks Members of Congress for Introducing a CRA Joint Resolution on Student Loan Limits
June 24, 2026
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Fifty-three members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter thanking Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), and John Mannion (D-NY-22), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), for introducing a Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution (H.J.Res.189/S.J.Res.196). This measure would invalidate the Department of Education’s final rule on federal student loan limits.
NCC Thanks Members of Congress for Introducing the SHARE Act
June 16, 2026
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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
June 11, 2026
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All sixty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter thanking Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and 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
June 10, 2026
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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.
NCC Thanks Congress for Introducing a Resolution Honoring and Recognizing National Nurses Week 2026
May 29, 2026
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All sixty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter thanking the leadership of the House and Senate Nursing Caucuses, along with 23 bipartisan members in the Senate, for introducing S.Res.709 and H.Res.1264 – a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from
May 6 through May 12, 2026.
NCC Submits Testimony to Senate Appropriations LHHS-ED Subcommittee
May 21, 2026
Senate Testimony
Sixty-one members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto written testimony submitted to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The testimony featured the NCC’s funding requests of at least $610 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $215 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research in Fiscal Year 2027.
NCC Sends Letter to Congress Outlining Top Legislative Priorities During National Nurses Week
May 11, 2026
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All sixty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter urging Congress to take action on top appropriations and legislative priorities that impact nursing education, workforce, and research. This letter comes as we celebrate National Nurses Week 2026.
NCC Statement on the Department of Education’s Final Rule on Student Loan Limits
May 1, 2026
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The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) is extremely disappointed to see the exclusion of post-baccalaureate nurses in the professional degree category in the Department of Education’s final rule addressing student loan limits. We remain united in our commitment that nursing needs to be a professional degree.
39 Senators Support FY 2027 Funding for Title VIII in Senate Dear Colleague Letter
April 21, 2026
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Thirty-nine Senators signed onto a Senate Dear Colleague letter requesting $610 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs in FY 2027.
NCC Submits Testimony to House Appropriations LHHS-ED Subcommittee
April 16, 2026
House Testimony
Fifty-nine members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto written testimony submitted to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The testimony featured the NCC’s funding requests of at least $610 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $215 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research in Fiscal Year 2027.
NCC Statement on the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
April 6, 2026
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The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) strongly opposes the steep cuts proposed to key domestic and healthcare programs in the Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget, including to the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs.
