Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
- Last Action
- 10/19/2021
Actions
- 2021-10-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2021-03-26Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-03-26Introduced in House
- 2021-03-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-26 (00)
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
This bill makes previously unused immigrant visas available to nurses and physicians who petition for such a visa before the date that is 90 days after the end of the declared national emergency relating to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak.
The number of visas available shall be the total number of unused employment-based immigrant visas from FY1992-FY2020, up to 40,000. Of such visas, 25,000 shall be reserved for nurses and 15,000 for physicians. Certain family members may accompany the principal beneficiary of a visa provided under this bill, and visas for such family members shall (1) be made available from the unused visas from FY1992-FY2020, and (2) not be counted against the 40,000 cap.
Visas provided under this bill shall be exempt from per-country limitations.
Cosponsors (20)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Al Lawson (D-FL)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Conor Lamb (D-PA)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Foreign labor
- Health personnel
- Immigration status and procedures
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Nursing
- Visas and passports
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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