GRAD Act of 2014
Latest action · Dec 9, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Grant Residency for Additional Doctors Act of 2014 or the GRAD Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate a Department of State officer or employee whose sole responsibility during the months of March, April, May, June, and any other period of time as determined by the Secretary, shall be to facilitate the expedited review of J-visa applications of aliens applying for U.S. admission to participate in a program under which they will receive graduate medical education or training.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 2, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Dec 2, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Dec 2, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 18, 2014 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Dec 9, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Nov 18, 2014Introduced in House
- Nov 18, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8071.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To facilitate the expedited review of applications of aliens applying for admission to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(J) who are coming to the United States to participate in a program under which they will receive graduate medical education or training.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- GRAD Act of 2014
- Grant Residency for Additional Doctors Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
