Careworker Visa Act of 2026

This bill would create a new temporary "W" visa for foreign workers who provide childcare, eldercare, or in-home support for people with disabilities. Families and small caregiving businesses with fewer than 25 employees could sponsor these workers, must pay them at least the local prevailing wage, and could not retaliate against them. Up to 100,000 people could receive W status each year, with visas lasting 3 years and renewable, and W workers could later apply for permanent residency outside the usual numerical limits. People already in the U.S. since January 1, 2024, including those without lawful status, could apply for W status if they meet tax, background, and criminal-history requirements.

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Sponsors

• Gabe Vasquez Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors