US Congress House Bill 6788 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 62-22)
Status: Introduced on May 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-08 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]
Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Greg Murphy [R-NC]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]
Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Fred Keller [R-PA]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2020-05-08	House	Introduced in House

SB3599 (Same As) 2020-05-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6788/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6788/BILLS-116hr6788ih.pdf