LeadingAge led a coalition letter from 11 faith-based and mission-driven organizations — representing thousands of health and aging services providers — sent October 24, 2024 to House Speaker Johnson and Minority Leader Jeffries requesting that they prioritize the Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 8244) for inclusion in a year-end legislative package. This bipartisan bill would address an outdated provision in federal law that is hindering nursing homes from training the Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) they desperately need.