H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act
Latest action · Mar 17, 2026 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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 68
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Mar 17, 2026 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Mar 17, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Mar 17, 2026 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Mar 19, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 27, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 27, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Mar 27, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Mar 30, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-MP | Kimberlyn King-Hinds | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Apr 23, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | May 7, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | May 7, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | May 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | May 13, 2026 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 19, 2026 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 21, 2026 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 21, 2026 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | May 26, 2026 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | May 26, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Jun 11, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Jun 11, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Jun 25, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jul 2, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jul 2, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| D-PR | Pablo José Hernández | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Aug 27, 2026 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Oct 9, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Oct 9, 2026 |
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 Mar 17, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2026Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2026Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 48, March 17, 2026, page H2551.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2026Introduced 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.
