Combating Trafficking of Cuban Doctors Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of State to reinstate the Cuban Medical Professional Parole program to authorize the admission into the United States of Cuban medical personnel conscripted to study or work in a third country under the direction of the Cuban government. The State Department must also submit an annual report and determination on the international trafficking of Cuban medical personnel, as well as report on and make recommendations related to the role of the Pan American Health Organization in this practice.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
International Affairs
BrazilCardiovascular and respiratory healthCaribbean areaCongressional oversightCubaEmergency medical services and trauma careForeign aid and international reliefForeign laborHealth personnelHuman rightsHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational organizations and cooperationLabor standardsLatin AmericaRefugees, asylum, displaced personsVenezuelaWages and earningsWorld health
Combating Trafficking of Cuban Doctors Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4635| Senate
| Updated: 9/21/2020
Combating Trafficking of Cuban Doctors Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of State to reinstate the Cuban Medical Professional Parole program to authorize the admission into the United States of Cuban medical personnel conscripted to study or work in a third country under the direction of the Cuban government. The State Department must also submit an annual report and determination on the international trafficking of Cuban medical personnel, as well as report on and make recommendations related to the role of the Pan American Health Organization in this practice.
BrazilCardiovascular and respiratory healthCaribbean areaCongressional oversightCubaEmergency medical services and trauma careForeign aid and international reliefForeign laborHealth personnelHuman rightsHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational organizations and cooperationLabor standardsLatin AmericaRefugees, asylum, displaced personsVenezuelaWages and earningsWorld health