Members Brad Schneider (D-IL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Abby Finkenauer(D-IA), and Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced the HWRA into the US House ofRepresentatives on May 8, 2020. This isthe House version of Senate bill S. 3599. As with the Senate co-sponsors, this isanother strong, bipartisan group of Representatives who are doing right by USpatients and valuing the contributions of hard-working immigrants.
If enacted, the HWRA would:
-Grantvisas to doctors (15,000), nurses (25,000), and their families (unreserved);
-ExemptHWRA visas from the per-country cap;
-InstructDHS and DOS to prioritize these visa appointments so that these fully-qualifiednurses can enter the US as fast as their visa appointments can be scheduled;and
-Mandatethat employers attest that these immigrants will not displace an Americanworker.