Issues lobbied + lobbyists
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Nursing Workforce Development Programs (Title VIII, Public Health Service Act), NIH, NINR, HRSA Support for nursing education, research, and practice (H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] (S.2587/H.R.5304) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.7148) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 [P.L. No. 119-75]
Lobbyists: ALAN DUPREE WHEAT (covered position: Former Member of Congress); JULIE SHROYER (covered position: Former U.S. House Committee staff); mr JAMES FOSTER FLEISCHMANN
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
HCR — Health Issues
Support for clinical education Addressing health care workforce and nurse faculty shortage and supporting nursing education pathways, clinical education, and academic progression Impacts of federal grant cancellations Issues surrounding federal agency restructuring (S.1874/H.R. 3593) Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2954) Health Care Workforce Expansion Act (S.3435/H.R.6607) Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act Issues surrounding public health nursing (H.R.7279/S.3707) Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act
Lobbyists: ALAN DUPREE WHEAT (covered position: Former Member of Congress); JULIE SHROYER (covered position: Former U.S. House Committee staff); mr JAMES FOSTER FLEISCHMANN
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office
EDU — Education
Support for federal student loan programs such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Pell Grants, Perkins Loan Program, and the Graduate PLUS (H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits Supporting nursing as a professional degree
Lobbyists: ALAN DUPREE WHEAT (covered position: Former Member of Congress); JULIE SHROYER (covered position: Former U.S. House Committee staff); mr JAMES FOSTER FLEISCHMANN
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE
MMM — Medicare/Medicaid
Support for clinical education (S.2954) Health Care Workforce Expansion Act Graduate nurse education
Lobbyists: ALAN DUPREE WHEAT (covered position: Former Member of Congress); JULIE SHROYER (covered position: Former U.S. House Committee staff); mr JAMES FOSTER FLEISCHMANN
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
(S.131/H.R.392) PRECEPT Nurses Act (S.1548/H.R.3145) Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act
Lobbyists: ALAN DUPREE WHEAT (covered position: Former Member of Congress); JULIE SHROYER (covered position: Former U.S. House Committee staff); mr JAMES FOSTER FLEISCHMANN
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE