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Senate Bill 3599
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 5, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 5, 2020
Latest Action
May 5, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3599
Congress
116
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
Primary focus of measure is administration of immigration and naturalization matters; immigration enforcement procedures; refugees and asylum policies; travel and residence documentation; foreign labor; benefits for immigrants. Measures concerning smuggling and trafficking of persons may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area. Measures concerning refugees may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
David Perdue
Georgia
Democrat
Kyrsten Sinema
Arizona
Republican
John Boozman
Arkansas
Democrat
Dianne Feinstein
California
Democrat
Michael Bennet
Colorado
Democrat
Chris Coons
Delaware
Democrat
Tom Carper
Delaware
Democrat
Mazie Hirono
Hawaii
Democrat
Dick Durbin
Illinois
Democrat
Tammy Duckworth
Illinois
Republican
Todd Young
Indiana
Republican
Joni Ernst
Iowa
Republican
Jerry Moran
Kansas
Republican
Pat Roberts
Kansas
Republican
Rand Paul
Kentucky
Independent
Angus King
Maine
Republican
Susan Collins
Maine
Democrat
Chris Van Hollen
Maryland
Democrat
Ed Markey
Massachusetts
Republican
Roger Wicker
Mississippi
Republican
Roy Blunt
Missouri
Democrat
Jacklyn Rosen
Nevada
Democrat
Maggie Hassan
New Hampshire
Democrat
Martin Heinrich
New Mexico
Democrat
Tom Udall
New Mexico
Republican
Kevin Cramer
North Dakota
Republican
Rob Portman
Ohio
Republican
James Lankford
Oklahoma
Democrat
Ron Wyden
Oregon
Democrat
Bob Casey Jr.
Pennsylvania
Republican
Tim Scott
South Carolina
Republican
John Thune
South Dakota
Republican
Mike Rounds
South Dakota
Republican
John Cornyn
Texas
Democrat
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Democrat
Tim Kaine
Virginia
Democrat
Patty Murray
Washington
Democrat
Tammy Baldwin
Wisconsin
Republican
John Barrasso
Wyoming
Republican
Mike Enzi
Wyoming
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
May 5, 2020
Related Bills (1)
May 08, 2020
Introduced in House
84
Sponsorship
House Bill 6788
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
05/05/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
05/05/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:45 PM
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