Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Latest action · May 5, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMay 5, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2020 to Sep 15, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | May 5, 2020 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | May 5, 2020 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | May 5, 2020 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | May 5, 2020 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | May 5, 2020 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | May 14, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | May 14, 2020 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | May 14, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | May 19, 2020 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 19, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | May 19, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | May 19, 2020 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 19, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | May 21, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | May 21, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jun 2, 2020 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jun 2, 2020 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Jun 2, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jun 2, 2020 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Jun 2, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jul 1, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jul 1, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jul 21, 2020 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Jul 21, 2020 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jul 28, 2020 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Sep 15, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Sep 15, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Sep 15, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 5, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 5, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4526–S4528 | David Perdue R-GA, Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2383 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | May 12, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6788 | Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act | Identical bill | May 8, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to enhance our Nation's nurse and physician workforce during the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 5, 2020Introduced in Senate
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