Nursing Emergency Relief Act of 1988

Summary

Nursing Emergency Relief Act of 1988 - Provides for the adjustment to permanent resident status of alien nurses who: (1) have completed five years of nursing service in the United States; (2) have not been disciplined or found liable for any professional negligence; (3) have resided continuously in the United States during such period; (4) are competent in English; and (5) are not otherwise excludable. Limits such program to a period of five years from the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of the status of the nursing profession and report to the Congress.

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Timeline

1. 13 July 1988

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 July 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 July 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 July 1988

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

   Source: Committee

5. 29 July 1988

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

6. 16 September 1988

   Committee

   See H.R.5329.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 July 1988

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Buechner, Jack [R-MO-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31] · R · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Immigration Nursing Relief Act of 1988