In-District Meetings
While ANA advocates for top nursing priorities year-round, nothing is more
powerful than lawmakers hearing directly from nurses and nursing students in
their district or state. Your voice brings these issues to life—and shows what’s
at stake for the largest sector of the healthcare workforce.
WEBINARS – In-District Meetings
2025
Join one of the webinars below to learn about the issues
nurses will be advocating for this fall with their federal
legislators, as well as best practices for in-district meetings.
August 14, 2025 2 - 3 pm ET Zoom
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August 18, 2025 8 - 9 pm ET Zoom
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This fall, nurses are advocating for stronger nursing infrastructure in their
home districts:
- Reauthorizing and funding the Title VIII Nursing
Workforce Development Programs
- Passing the
PRECEPT Nurses Act / Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act
- More to
come
2025 Fall In-District Meeting Issues:
Leave Behind Materials
When attending meetings, it’s standard practice to provide materials for
the legislator or their staff to keep.
Here are this year’s
suggested leave behind materials:
Have questions
about the issues? Reach out to
GOVA@ana.org.
Scheduling an
In-District Meeting
- Request a meeting:
- Find your
representative’s contact information. You can call their district
office and ask who to send a meeting request to or visit the
official’s website.
- Include who you are, why you’re
requesting a meeting, who will be attending the meeting, and
potential dates in the request.
- Follow up on your
request:
- Haven’t heard back or gotten a specific
date/time for a meeting? Politely follow up after one week.
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Connect with ANA
- Once you have a meeting scheduled, let
us know! ANA’s Policy and Government Affairs team is here to
answer technical questions.
Tips and Tricks
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Plan ahead: It often takes multiple weeks to set up a
meeting in the district. Offer multiple dates and times and follow up on
the request as needed.
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Be flexible: Meetings may be rescheduled or moved as
Members’ schedules are constantly in flux. When a meeting date and time
is offered, we encourage you to accept it, even if not all interested
parties can attend.
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Connect with your state association: Reach out to your
state nursing association as they may already have
a meeting scheduled or additional resources.
Have questions
or concerns about your meeting? Reach out to
GOVA@ana.org.
Making the Most of
your Meetings
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Be prepared: Review the issues in advance and bring
materials. Research your Members of Congress to learn their voting
history, committees, etc.
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Dress professionally: You're representing nursing, and we
encourage you to dress accordingly! Wear your workwear or dress in
business attire.
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Don't stress if you don’t know: It’s better to say you’re
not sure and follow up later than to provide uncertain answers.
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Share your story: Talk about YOU! Share your experiences
as a nurse and constituent. Personal stories make the biggest impact
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Make the ask: Be direct and confident about what you’d
like your Member of Congress to do.
Dos | Don'ts |
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Follow-up!
- Be concise.
- Bring the issue home.
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Assume prior knowledge.
- Go off topic.
- Get
political.
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