August 6: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congressional Leadership to include changes to the Paycheck Protection Program and the Main Street Protection Program in the next COVID-19 relief program to allow more colleges and universities to access these important programs.
August 6: AACN signs onto an Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter urging Congressional and Administrative negotiators to finalize a bipartisan agreement and to support emergency funding of at least $15.5 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
August 5: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congressional Leadership to include support for student and institutions of higher education in the next COVID-19 relief package.
August 5: AACN signs onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) letter urging Congressional Leadership to include student loan forgiveness for health professionals in the next COVID-19 supplemental package.
July 10: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging the Administration to rescind the directive issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding international students and the upcoming 2020-21 academic year.
July 2: AACN signs onto a letter urging Congress to provide at least $4.5 billion in public health infrastructure funding.
July 2: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging the Administration to issue guidance for international students for the 2020-21 academic year.
June 29: AACN signs onto a letter urging Congress to advance permanent telehealth reform.
June 9: AACN signs onto a letter urging Congress to provide increased supplemental funding to the Indian Health Services and Bureau of Indian Affairs to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 5: AACN signs onto an EDUCAUSE letter urging Congress to pass the Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act (H.R.6814/S.3701)
May 29: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congress to expand the Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to all nonprofits
May 29: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congress to require the Federal Reserve to expand the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) to nonprofits
May 29: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congress to pass $46.6 billion in supplemental funding to support colleges and universities
May 28: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter urging Congress to pass limited liability protections for colleges and universities
May 22: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education letter supporting the creation of a new facility for nonprofits with the Main Street Lending Facility
May 21: AACN signs onto a Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research letter urging Congress to provide at least $50 million in supplemental funding for VA research to support COVID-19 research efforts
May 21: AACN signs onto an American Council on Education Amicus Brief on the Students for Fair Admissions v President and Fellows of Harvard College
May 14: AACN signs onto an American Council of Education letter expressing support for H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions(or HEROES) Act.
May 7: AACN signs onto an American Council of Education letter requesting a range of clarifications and technical corrections to provisions in the CARES Act.
May 6: AACN signs onto a letter expressing concern regarding HRSA’s implementation of the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Workforce Training Demonstration.
May 4: AACN signs on in support of a Dear Colleague letter circulated by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and more than 90 Representatives urging investments in the mental health of frontline healthcare workers.
May 4: AACN signs onto a letter urging regulatory or legislative action to retain DACA during the COVID-19 national emergency.
April 30: AACN signs onto an American Council of Education letter on international student visas.
April 30: AACN signs onto a Voice for Non Opioid Choices letter urging Congress to include the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (“NOPAIN”) Act (H.R. 5172) in any upcoming COVID-19 legislation.
April 28: AACN signs onto Nursing Community Coalition letter laying out additional COVID-19 legislative priorities.
April 21: AACN signs onto an Academy Health letter urging Congress to include $71 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support evaluations and research related to the health care system’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 3: AACN signs onto letter urging the Administration take immediate action to alleviate the critical shortage across the nation of ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE).
April 2: AACN signs onto an American Council of Education letter urging governors to temporarily suspend or modify barriers to ensure healthcare access, especially in telehealth services.
April 1: AACN signs onto letter urging Congress to include a significant, long-term investment in public health infrastructure.
March 23: AACN signs onto a Federation of Associations of Schools of Health Professions letter to the House and Senate leadership as well as the Administration.
March 20: AACN signs onto an American Council of Education letter laying out higher education priorities for COVID-19 legislation.
March 20: AACN signs onto letter urging Congress and the Administration to ensure that personal protection equipment (PPE) is available to all health care systems, facilities, and providers.
March 20: AACN signs onto a Partners & Advocates for Remarkable Children & Adults letter regarding PPE donations.
March 19: AACN signs onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter on its shared priorities for any COVID-19 legislative package.
March 18: AACN signs onto an American Council of Education letter urging Congress to ensure that veterans' education benefits are not disrupted as colleges and universities move courses online due to coronavirus.