Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Latest action · Mar 25, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2021
- 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 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2021 to Sep 28, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Mar 25, 2021 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Feb 16, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Feb 16, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Feb 16, 2022 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Feb 16, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Feb 16, 2022 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Feb 16, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Feb 16, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Feb 16, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Feb 16, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Feb 16, 2022 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Feb 17, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Feb 17, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Sep 28, 2022 |
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 Mar 25, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 25, 2021Read twice and referred to the 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.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47164 | U.S. Employment-Based Immigration Policy | Report | Nov 19, 2024 |
| R47528 | Immigration Options and Professional Requirements for Foreign Health Care Workers | Report | Apr 28, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2255 | Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act | Identical bill | Oct 19, 2021 |
| HR 8862 | PRO–LIFE Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
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.
- Mar 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
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