Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
Latest action · May 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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
This bill modifies the Conrad 30 Waiver program, which incentivizes qualified foreign physicians to serve in underserved communities. It also extends statutory authority for the program for three years from this bill's enactment.
Aliens coming to the United States under a J-1 nonimmigrant visa to receive medical training typically must leave the country and reside for two years abroad before being eligible to apply for an immigrant visa or permanent residence. The Conrad program waives this requirement for individuals who meet certain qualifications, including serving for a number of years at a health care facility in an underserved area.
The bill increases the number of waivers that a state may obtain each fiscal year from 30 to 35 if a certain number of waivers were used the previous year, and provides for further adjustments depending on demand.
An alien physician may be employed at an academic medical center to meet the Conrad program's employment requirements if the alien's work is in the public interest, even if the medical center is not in an underserved area.
Employment contracts for alien physicians under the Conrad program shall contain certain information, such as the maximum number of on-call hours per week the physician shall have to work.
Certain alien physicians (along with the physician's spouse and children) shall be exempt from the direct annual numerical limits on immigration, including those physicians that have met certain requirements related to visas for physicians to serve in underserved areas.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2021 to Apr 4, 2022; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | May 25, 2021 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 26, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 26, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 13, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Sep 13, 2021 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Sep 21, 2021 |
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 25, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
- May 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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-188 | A DIRE SHORTAGE AND GETTING WORSE: SOLVING THE CRISIS IN THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE98 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | May 20, 2021 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47528 | Immigration Options and Professional Requirements for Foreign Health Care Workers | Report | Apr 28, 2023 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 665 | Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 6, 2023 |
| S 948 | Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 28, 2019 |
| HR 3541 | Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act | Identical bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| S 4486 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
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.
