Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

This bill would let the federal government reuse employment-based green cards that went unused from fiscal years 1992 through 2024. Up to 40,000 of these visas would go to foreign workers whose petitions are filed within 3 years of the law taking effect, with 25,000 set aside for professional nurses and 15,000 for physicians. Their family members could also get visas from the unused pool without counting against those numbers. These visas would not be subject to per-country limits, and immigration agencies would have to provide faster processing without charging the usual premium fee. Employers hiring nurses under the program would have to state that the hire has not displaced and will not displace a U.S. worker.

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Sponsors

• Richard J. Durbin Democrat sponsor
• 13 cosponsors