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Introduced
05/25/2021
05/25/2021
In Committee
11/01/2022
11/01/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, aims to provide incentives for physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities. The key provisions of the bill include:
1. Extending the Conrad State 30 program, which allows states to request waivers for foreign medical graduates to work in underserved areas, for 3 years after the bill's enactment.
2. Allowing physicians who have completed their service requirements under the Conrad State 30 program to apply for permanent residency.
3. Providing additional employment protections and flexibility for physicians serving in underserved areas, such as allowing them to change jobs within the same state during their 3-year commitment.
4. Increasing the number of Conrad State 30 waivers available to states if certain utilization thresholds are met.
5. Clarifying various provisions related to physician immigration, such as allowing dual-intent for physicians seeking graduate medical training and modifying the 5-year service requirement for the physician national interest waiver.
6. Requiring an annual report on the number of aliens admitted through the Conrad State 30 program, broken down by state.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (112)
Brad Schneider (D)*,
Colin Allred (D),
Jake Auchincloss (D),
Cindy Axne (D),
Brian Babin (R),
Don Bacon (R),
Jim Baird (R),
Ami Bera (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Ted Budd (R),
Cheri Bustos (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Ed Case (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Tom Cole (R),
Lou Correa (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Antonio Delgado (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Drew Ferguson (R),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Chuck Fleischmann (R),
Virginia Foxx (R),
John Garamendi (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Anthony Gonzalez (R),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Jenniffer González (R),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Mark Green (R),
Morgan Griffith (R),
Josh Harder (D),
Vicky Hartzler (R),
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),
Jody Hice (R),
Brian Higgins (D),
Clay Higgins (R),
Steven Horsford (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Dave Joyce (R),
Fred Keller (R),
Robin Kelly (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Al Lawson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Billy Long (R),
Frank Lucas (R),
Sean Maloney (D),
Kathy Manning (D),
Brian Mast (R),
Doris Matsui (D),
David McKinley (R),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Dan Meuser (R),
Carol Miller (R),
Alex Mooney (R),
Gwen Moore (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Markwayne Mullin (R),
Greg Murphy (R),
Joe Neguse (D),
Ralph Norman (R),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
David Price (D),
Deborah Ross (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
John Rutherford (R),
Tim Ryan (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
David Scott (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Greg Stanton (D),
Elise Stefanik (R),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
William Timmons (R),
David Trone (D),
David Valadao (R),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Juan Vargas (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (on 11/01/2022)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3541/all-info |
BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr3541/BILLS-117hr3541ih.pdf |
Bill | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr3541/BILLS-117hr3541ih.pdf.pdf |
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