H.R. 6205: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act


Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL-10)

Congress: 118

Date Introduced: Nov. 2, 2023

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (Nov. 2, 2023)

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Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

This bill "recaptures" so-called "unused" visas to issue 40,000 visas to healthcare workers and physicians and their family members each year. By using the recapture gimmick, the bill pretends to not increase legal immigration.

Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO-8) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-2) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-4) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA-7) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA-52) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL-11) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. David Trone (D-MD-6) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI-8) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-50) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-7) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL-6) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-9) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-At-Large) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC-2) (Nov. 2, 2023)

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) (Nov. 14, 2023)

Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) (Nov. 28, 2023)

Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29) (Nov. 28, 2023)

Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN-8) (Nov. 28, 2023)

Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-2) (Nov. 28, 2023)

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1) (Dec. 6, 2023)

Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6) (Dec. 6, 2023)

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-3) (Dec. 12, 2023)

Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-KS-2) (Jan. 11, 2024)

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-7) (Feb. 1, 2024)

Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH-15) (March 12, 2024)

Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2) (March 12, 2024)

Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA-47) (March 20, 2024)

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51) (April 2, 2024)

Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ-3) (April 2, 2024)

Del. James Moylan (R-GU-At-Large) (April 9, 2024)

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA-6) (May 8, 2024)

Rep. Greg Pence (R-IN-6) (June 11, 2024)

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM-1) (June 11, 2024)

Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY-6) (June 11, 2024)

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) (June 11, 2024)

Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2) (July 26, 2024)

Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA-21) (July 26, 2024)

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3) (Sept. 11, 2024)

Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-NY-25) (Sept. 20, 2024)

Del. Eleanor Norton (D-DC-At-Large) (Nov. 1, 2024)

Rep. David Scott (D-GA-13) (Nov. 8, 2024)

Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-2) (Nov. 8, 2024)

Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4) (Nov. 8, 2024)

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-1) (Nov. 14, 2024)

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37) (Dec. 3, 2024)

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