H.R. 5283: To enhance our Nation's nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas.
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL-10)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: Sept. 10, 2025
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (Sept. 10, 2025)
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
This bill purports to "recapture" thousands of "unused visas," providing 25,000 immigrant visas for nurses and up to 15,000 immigrant visas for physicians, as well as recaptured visas for immediate family members of such individuals. The visas are exempt from the per-country caps, and the government is required to provide premium processing to expedite decisions.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-2) (Sept. 10, 2025)
Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) (Sept. 30, 2025)
Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC-2) (Oct. 21, 2025)