US Congress House Bill 3351 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for up to 8,000 employment-based immigrant visas per fiscal year for qualifying nurses, physical therapists, and other health care workers (excluding physicians) and their accompanying family members. Such aliens are exempted from worldwide and foreign state numerical limits. A petition filed on behalf of such an immigrant must be accompanied by evidence that the prospective U.S. employer has the ability to pay the proffered wage.

Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act of 2017

Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]

Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-09-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2017-07-20	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-07-20	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3351/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3351/BILLS-115hr3351ih.pdf