Government Affairs Archives Welcome to the Government Affairs archive. This feature is newly created to help you locate information about past lobbying efforts, bill analyses, and research that may no longer be available on our main pages. Please note that this archive begins with 2001 information. If you have any questions or seek an older document that is not listed, you may contact Gene Throwe at gthrowe@aacn.nche.edu. 2009 Final FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Chart FY 2009 Appropriations AACN and the Nursing Community React to Save Funding for Nursing Education in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2008 AACN Supported Legislation in the 110th Congress 2008 Congressional Nursing Advocate Appreciation Awards Monthly Updates: June 2008 Update May 2008 Update April 2008 Update Feburary 2008 Update January 2008 Update AACN Asked to Testify on Behalf of Nursing Education Before the Democratic National Committee AACN Applauds Passage of the Higher Education Act (HEA) Reauthorization AACN Cosponsors a Pre-Debate Luncheon to Focus the Presidential Candidates’ Attention on Nursing and Healthcare Issues AACN Executive Director Featured on the CNN News Program Lou Dobbs Tonight AACN Recognizes Representatives Latham and Baldwin for Introducing the Nurses’ Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008 AACN Applauds Senator Richard Durbin for Introducing the Troops to Nurse Teachers Act of 2008 On the Front Lines of the Military Nurse Shortage Sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in collaboration with Senators Richard Durbin and Barbara Mikulski. FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) Appropriations: Funding for Nursing Education and Research 2007 FY2007 Appropriations [pdf] AACN Members Present Appreciation Awards to Congressional Nursing Advocates 2006 AACN Support for the New Jersey Nursing Association's "BSN in 10 Years" Resolution Nursing's Response to Senate HELP on the National Institutes of Health Reform Act 2006 (H.R. 6164) The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction [pdf] Testimony of Dr. Jeanette Lancaster before the House Appropriations Committee on Behalf of the Tri-Council for Nursing On Fiscal Year 2007 Appropriations for Nursing Education and Research Testimony of Dr. Jeanette Lancaster on behalf of the Tri-Council for Nursing on Fiscal Year 2007 Appropriations for Nursing Workforce Development Programs [pdf] 2005 FY2006 Appropriations [pdf] FY 2006 Appropriations Fact Sheets Historical Appropriations Fiscal Years 2001-2006 [pdf] AACN's Letter to the Senate in Support of Nursing Funding [pdf] AACN's Follow-up Letter to the Senate in Support of Nursing Funding [pdf] AACN Letters to the House and Senate Opposing NSL Rescissions Summary of the Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development (NEED) Act of 2005 (H.R. 3569) [pdf] 2004 Building an Adequate Supply of Nurses: Consensus Issues from the ANSR Alliance [pdf] Leading Nursing Organizations Call on Congress to Stem the Nursing Shortage [pdf] An Overview of AACN's Legislative Strategies Nurse Reinvestment Act Mikulski/Collins Nursing Amendment Passes in Senate Read Letters to Congress from Health Care Organizations NY Initiative to Advance the Profession of Nursing 2003 Support Mikulski/Collins Nursing Amendment [pdf] "Dear Colleague" Letter of Support from Sens. Mikulski and Collins [pdf] Loan Forgiveness and Scholarships Legislation Ad in Washington Post: Health Funding Crisis [pdf] Ad in Roll Call: Fund the Nurse Reinvestment Act [pdf] NONPF/AACN Letter [pdf] AACN Reacts to President's FY2004 Budget Proposal FY2004 Appropriations [pdf] Side-by-Side Comparison of Bioterrorism Bills [pdf] 2002 Geriatric Health Care Education AACN's Partnership with the Alliance for Aging Research The Nurse Reinvestment Act AACN Applauds the Swift Passage of the Nurse Reinvestment Act Other News AACN Supports Increases in Funding for Nursing Education Proposed in the President's FY 2003 Budget February 20, 2002 AACN Supports JCAHO's Efforts to Resolve the Nursing Shortage August 16, 2002 FY2003 Appropriations [pdf] 2001 Side-by-Side Comparison of Capps (H.R. 1436), Kerry (S.706), and Hutchinson (S.721) Nursing Shortage Bills with Recommendations from AACN The NEED Act (Hutchinson Bill) AACN's Position Full Text of the Bill S721 The Nurse Reinvestment Act (Capps Bill & Kerry Bill) AACN's Position Full Text of the House Bill HR1436 Full Text of the Senate Bill S70 Other News American Association of Colleges of Nursing Leads Efforts to Further the Education of Nurses to Combat Bioterrorism November 1, 2001 AACN Supports the Nurse of Tomorrow Act Targeted at Resolving the Nation's Nursing Shortage August 22, 2001 Nation's Leading Nursing Associations Call on Congress, President to Take Action to Stem Nursing Shortage [pdf] April 25, 2001 American Association of Colleges of Nurses Initiates New Partnership with the Friends of the Division of Nursing April 18, 2001 Top | Government Affairs | AACN Home Copyright © 2009 by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. 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