S. 2759: A bill to enhance our Nation's nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas.
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: Sept. 10, 2025
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6539: 2) (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.
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) (Sept. 10, 2025)
Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) (Sept. 10, 2025)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) (Sept. 10, 2025)
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) (Sept. 10, 2025)
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) (Sept. 10, 2025)
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) (Sept. 10, 2025)
Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) (Sept. 10, 2025)
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) (Sept. 10, 2025)
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) (Sept. 10, 2025)
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) (Oct. 3, 2025)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) (Oct. 3, 2025)