Thinking Legislatively

Locate your U.S. Senator (www.senate.gov)
Locate your U.S. Representative (www.house.gov)

Click Here to Learn How to Communicate with Your Legislator
Tips On Telephoning Your Representatives:
Tips On Writing Congress:
Addressing Correspondence:
Tips On E-mailing Congress:
Tips On Personal Visits:

Bills of Interest
Nurse Reinvestment ACT
Bill Breakdown from ANA
Breakdown of the bills in the House and Senate

Legislative Links
Legislative Action Center
The American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Great site to find out many different kinds of legislative information
AACN Legislative Analysis
AACN public policy
Legislative information

VA Nurse Retention Bill Signed into LAW
On January 11, 2002 the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act (HR 3447) was presented to President Bush. The bill was signed into law by the President on January 23rd. ANA strongly supports this bill which contains many important VA nurse provisions.
Click here to read the entire article

Bills Under Consideration
Legislation and You… why you should get involved

Other Helpful Web-Sites
Bills that have recently passed the Louisiana Legislature:
http://www.legis.state.la.us.

The ANA has summarized what occurred in their house of delegates http://www.nursingworld.org/about/summary/00hodact.htm

Overview of legislation affecting RNs
http://nursingworld.org/ojin/tpclg/tpclgtoc.htm