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Introduced
03/25/2021
03/25/2021
In Committee
03/25/2021
03/25/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To enhance our Nation’s nurse and physician workforce dur- ing the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused immi- grant visas.
AI Summary
This bill, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, aims to enhance the nation's nurse and physician workforce during the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas. It amends the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act to allow for the recapture of up to 40,000 employment-based immigrant visas, with 25,000 reserved for professional nurses and 15,000 for physicians. These visas will be exempt from per-country numerical limitations and issued in order of priority date. The bill also provides for premium processing and expedited shipping and processing of these visa petitions, while requiring petitioners to attest that the hiring of the immigrant worker will not displace a U.S. worker.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (27)
Dick Durbin (D)*,
Michael Bennet (D),
Roy Blunt (R),
Cory Booker (D),
John Boozman (R),
Tom Carper (D),
Bob Casey (D),
Bill Cassidy (R),
Susan Collins (R),
Chris Coons (D),
John Cornyn (R),
Kevin Cramer (R),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Joni Ernst (R),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Angus King (I),
Patrick Leahy (D),
Patty Murray (D),
Alex Padilla (D),
Rand Paul (R),
Rob Portman (R),
Mike Rounds (R),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
John Thune (R),
Thom Tillis (R),
Ron Wyden (D),
Todd Young (R),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 03/25/2021)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1024/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s1024/BILLS-117s1024is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s1024/BILLS-117s1024is.pdf.pdf |
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