US HB1921 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: Introduced on April 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
GRAD Act of 2015 Grant Residency for Additional Doctors Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of State to: designate a Department of State officer or employee whose sole responsibility during the months of March, April, May, June, and any other period of time determined by the Secretary, shall be to facilitate the expedited review of J-visa applications of aliens applying for U.S. admission to participate in a graduate medical education or training program; and provide appropriate Foreign Service officers with training related to medical graduates and medical graduate programs in the countries in which they are serving.
Title
GRAD Act of 2015 Grant Residency for Additional Doctors Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] | Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN] | Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL] | Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA] |
| Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY] | Rep. David Trott [R-MI] |
| Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. |
| 2015-04-21 | House | Referred to House Foreign Affairs |
| 2015-04-21 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2015-04-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2015-04-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB1920 (Related) 2015-04-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immigration status and procedures
International affairs
Medical education
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immigration status and procedures
International affairs
Medical education
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1921/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1921/BILLS-114hr1921ih.pdf |
