Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act of 2017

Summary

Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for up to 8,000 employment-based immigrant visas per fiscal year for qualifying nurses, physical therapists, and other health care workers (excluding physicians) and their accompanying family members. Such aliens are exempted from worldwide and foreign state numerical limits. A petition filed on behalf of such an immigrant must be accompanied by evidence that the prospective U.S. employer has the ability to pay the proffered wage.

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Timeline

1. 20 July 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 July 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 July 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 6 September 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 20 July 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 July 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 July 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 July 2017

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Sponsors

• F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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