HR 6980 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

DOCTORS Act

Introduced Jan 11, 2024 Originated House Sponsor Troy E. Nehls R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 11, 2024 Referred to the House 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2024 to Aug 16, 2024; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalJan 11, 2024
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJan 11, 2024
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJan 11, 2024
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalJan 11, 2024
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalJan 11, 2024
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-CAJim CostaOriginalJan 11, 2024
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalJan 11, 2024
D-MNDean PhillipsJan 17, 2024
R-NEDon BaconJan 17, 2024
R-NYMichael LawlerJan 17, 2024
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksJan 31, 2024
R-VARobert J. WittmanFeb 6, 2024
R-INJames R. BairdApr 10, 2024
R-INLarry BucshonApr 15, 2024
R-OKTom ColeJun 3, 2024
R-IAZachary NunnJun 3, 2024
R-NYNick LaLotaJul 11, 2024
R-MNBrad FinstadJul 24, 2024
D-NJJefferson Van DrewAug 16, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 11, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 11, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jan 11, 2024Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: It would require state agencies to report to the Secretary of State how many unused Conrad 30 waivers they retained at the end of each fiscal year for the Secretary to then calculate the total unused waivers and disburse those equally back to the states that used their maximum 30 slots in the previous fiscal year, divisible by three.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 6, January 11, 2024, page H108.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 118-804RURAL HEALTH CARE: SUPPORTING LIVES AND IMPROVING COMMUNITIES240 pagesFinance CommitteeMay 16, 2024

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2719DOCTORS ActRelated billSep 5, 2023

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the reallocation of unused waivers of the foreign residency requirement for certain J-visa holders.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
DOCTORS Act
Directing Our Country’s Transfer Of Residency Slots

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 11, 2024Introduced in House

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