Bill > HR7351

This bill, known as the National Urgent Recruitment for Skilled Employees Visa Act of 2026 or the NURSE Visa Act of 2026, amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of nonimmigrant visas available for nurses working in certain facilities. Specifically, it raises the annual limit from 500 to 20,000 visas, which will be issued to nonimmigrants performing nursing services in areas experiencing a shortage of healthcare professionals, as designated by the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. The bill also requires healthcare facilities seeking to hire these nurses to have a policy in place regarding provider-to-patient staffing ratios, and mandates that the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and State issue regulations to implement these changes within one year of enactment, with the provisions applying to petitions for nonimmigrant visas granted under a specific section of the Immigration and Nationality Act related to temporary workers in specialized occupations.