AMSN Legislative Activities and Endorsements

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• December 21, 2022 – Letter in support of introducing the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022 (H.R.8817/S.4844). The bill, like the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022, is significant to understanding the needs of the profession and the communities they serve. Letter in support of introducing the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022 (H.R.8817/S.4844).
• December 6, 2022 – Letter in support of the comprehensive bill that helps remove outdated barriers that prevent APRNs from practicing to the full extent of their education and clinical training. ANA Sign-on Letter in Support of H.R. 8812, The Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act.
• November 18 – The bill letter urges the passage of the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Worker Act. NCC Letter Supporting Passage of Workplace Violence Prevention Act and Workplace Violence Prevention.
• November 15, 2022 - Letters to support the funding levels that advanced out of the House Appropriations Committee of at least $324.472 million for Nursing Workforce Development Programs (Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 296 et seq.]) and at least $208.571 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR, National Institutes of Health) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. NCC FY 2023 Title VIII and NINR Omnibus Requests and NCC FY 2023 Title VIII and NINR Updated Request.
• September 14, 2022 – ANA letter requesting CMS to ensure staffing levels are established and maintained in our nation’s hospitals. ANA Letter to Center for Medicare & Medicate Services on Staffing 2022.09.14 FINAL.
• May 13, 2022 – The legislation would advance health equity and access to care for minority communities by requiring the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to work with experts to consider health disparities when developing payment models.  Senator Booker Letter.
• April 8, 2022 – Thank you letter to Rep. Sewell  for sponsoring the John Lewis Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Act. Rep Sewell Letter.