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Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

USA119th CongressS-2759| Senate 
| Updated: 9/10/2025
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (13)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, known as the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, seeks to address shortages in the U.S. healthcare sector by making available a significant number of previously unused employment-based immigrant visas. It proposes to increase the total number of employment-based visas by recapturing those that went unused between fiscal years 1992 and 2024. This initiative aims to bolster the nation's workforce, particularly in critical medical fields. The legislation specifically reserves up to 40,000 of these recaptured visas for professional nurses (25,000) and physicians (15,000), with petitions required within three years of the Act's passage. These visas will be exempt from per-country numerical limitations, allowing for a more streamlined process based on priority date. Furthermore, the bill mandates expedited processing for these petitions and applications, including premium processing without a fee, and requires an attestation that hiring foreign nurses will not displace U.S. workers.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3599
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1024
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3211
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Sep 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5283
Introduced in House
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6539: 2)
Sep 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6539)
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3599
    Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1024
    Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3211
    Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act


  • September 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5283
    Introduced in House


  • September 10, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6539: 2)


  • September 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6539)

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5283: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

USA119th CongressS-2759| Senate 
| Updated: 9/10/2025
This bill, known as the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, seeks to address shortages in the U.S. healthcare sector by making available a significant number of previously unused employment-based immigrant visas. It proposes to increase the total number of employment-based visas by recapturing those that went unused between fiscal years 1992 and 2024. This initiative aims to bolster the nation's workforce, particularly in critical medical fields. The legislation specifically reserves up to 40,000 of these recaptured visas for professional nurses (25,000) and physicians (15,000), with petitions required within three years of the Act's passage. These visas will be exempt from per-country numerical limitations, allowing for a more streamlined process based on priority date. Furthermore, the bill mandates expedited processing for these petitions and applications, including premium processing without a fee, and requires an attestation that hiring foreign nurses will not displace U.S. workers.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3599
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1024
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3211
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Sep 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5283
Introduced in House
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6539: 2)
Sep 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6539)
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3599
    Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1024
    Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3211
    Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act


  • September 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5283
    Introduced in House


  • September 10, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6539: 2)


  • September 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6539)
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (13)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5283: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted