3.0.0 2302 2023-01-15T04:48:32Z 2023-01-15T04:48:32Z Senate S S 2004-04-07 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2004-10-07T22:56:23Z Markup by 2004-10-07T21:29:57Z Referred to 2004-04-07T22:59:09Z To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas. 108 4156 HR 2004-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Identical bill CRS 2004-12-03 Became Public Law No: 108-441. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2004-12-03 Became Public Law No: 108-441. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2004-12-03 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2004-12-03 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2004-11-22 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2004-11-22 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2004-11-17 18:28:08 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2004-11-17 18:28:07 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 4 (Roll no. 533). (text: CR H9857-9858) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 533 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2004/roll533.xml House 108 2004-11-17T23:28:07Z 2 2004-11-17 18:28:07 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 4 (Roll no. 533).(text: CR H9857-9858) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 533 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2004/roll533.xml House 108 2004-11-17T23:28:07Z 2 2004-11-17 18:19:35 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9865) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2004-11-17 17:48:45 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2004-11-17 17:24:43 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2302. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2004-11-17 17:24:40 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9857-9862) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2004-11-17 17:24:10 Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2004-11-16 17:36:21 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2004-11-16 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2004-11-16 14:03:16 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2004-10-11 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11271-11274; text: CR S11271-11272) Floor 2004-10-11 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11271-11274; text: CR S11271-11272) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-07 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 775. Calendars 2004-10-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2004-10-07 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2004-10-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2004-04-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2004-04-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3944) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND N B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2004-04-07 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2004-04-26 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2004-05-07 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2004-05-10 False K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2004-05-10 False H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2004-05-20 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2004-06-09 False E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2004-06-09 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2004-06-15 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2004-06-23 False D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2004-07-19 False N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2004-09-09 False K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2004-09-09 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2004-09-30 False J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2004-10-08 False 2004-10-20T04:00:00Z S. 2302, An act to improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas http://www.cbo.gov/publication/16157 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on October 11, 2004</p> 2004-10-20T04:00:00Z S. 2302, An act to improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16157 Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on October 11, 2004 Public Law 108-441 Immigration Access to health care Admission of nonimmigrants Alien labor Aliens Education Federal-state relations Foreign students Foreign-trained physicians Government Operations and Politics Health Higher education Labor and Employment Medical education Medical personnel Physicians Residence requirements Visas Immigration 00 2004-04-07 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-10T15:31:15Z Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to reauthorize for a period of five years the "Conrad State 30" program, which annually allows each State to request up to 30 waivers of the home residency requirement applicable to J-1 foreign medical graduates for medical service by those graduates in health professional shortage areas.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow State departments of public health to designate health professional shortage areas for purposes of the Conrad State 30 program (currently designated only by the Secretary of Health and Human Services).

Exempts Conrad State 30 physicians from the numerical limitation on H-1B visas.

]]> 01 2004-10-07 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2004-11-22T21:39:12Z Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to reauthorize for a period of two years the Conrad State 30 program, which annually allows each State to request up to 30 waivers of the home residency requirement applicable to J-1 foreign medical graduates for medical service in health professional shortage areas.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt Conrad State 30 physicians from the numerical limitation on H-1B visas.

Limits to primary care or specialty medicine the medical practice areas available to Conrad State 30 physicians.

Allows Conrad State 30 physicians to practice medicine outside geographic areas designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the case of a waiver request from an interested State agency where the facility serves patients residing in such areas and granting the requested waiver would not cause the number of waivers for the State to exceed five in a fiscal year.

Requires requests for waivers from interested Federal agencies or interested State agencies on behalf of aliens who agree to practice specialty medicine in a facility located in a geographic area designated by the Secretary to demonstrate a shortage of health care professionals able to provide services in the appropriate medical specialty.

]]> 35 2004-10-11 Passed Senate amended 2004-11-23T13:51:52Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 7, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to reauthorize for a period of two years the Conrad State 30 program, which annually allows each State to request up to 30 waivers of the home residency requirement applicable to J-1 foreign medical graduates for medical service in health professional shortage areas.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt Conrad State 30 physicians from the numerical limitation on H-1B visas.

Limits to primary care or specialty medicine the medical practice areas available to Conrad State 30 physicians.

Allows Conrad State 30 physicians to practice medicine outside geographic areas designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the case of a waiver request from an interested State agency where the facility serves patients residing in such areas and granting the requested waiver would not cause the number of waivers for the State to exceed five in a fiscal year.

Requires requests for waivers from interested Federal agencies or interested State agencies on behalf of aliens who agree to practice specialty medicine in a facility located in a geographic area designated by the Secretary to demonstrate a shortage of health care professionals able to provide services in the appropriate medical specialty.

]]> 81 2004-11-17 Passed House without amendment 2004-11-23T13:52:10Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 7, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to reauthorize for a period of two years the Conrad State 30 program, which annually allows each State to request up to 30 waivers of the home residency requirement applicable to J-1 foreign medical graduates for medical service in health professional shortage areas.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt Conrad State 30 physicians from the numerical limitation on H-1B visas.

Limits to primary care or specialty medicine the medical practice areas available to Conrad State 30 physicians.

Allows Conrad State 30 physicians to practice medicine outside geographic areas designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the case of a waiver request from an interested State agency where the facility serves patients residing in such areas and granting the requested waiver would not cause the number of waivers for the State to exceed five in a fiscal year.

Requires requests for waivers from interested Federal agencies or interested State agencies on behalf of aliens who agree to practice specialty medicine in a facility located in a geographic area designated by the Secretary to demonstrate a shortage of health care professionals able to provide services in the appropriate medical specialty.

]]> 49 2004-12-03 Public Law 2005-01-04T16:39:04Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 7, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to reauthorize for a period of two years the Conrad State 30 program, which annually allows each State to request up to 30 waivers of the home residency requirement applicable to J-1 foreign medical graduates for medical service in health professional shortage areas.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt Conrad State 30 physicians from the numerical limitation on H-1B visas.

Limits to primary care or specialty medicine the medical practice areas available to Conrad State 30 physicians.

Allows Conrad State 30 physicians to practice medicine outside geographic areas designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the case of a waiver request from an interested State agency where the facility serves patients residing in such areas and granting the requested waiver would not cause the number of waivers for the State to exceed five in a fiscal year.

Requires requests for waivers from interested Federal agencies or interested State agencies on behalf of aliens who agree to practice specialty medicine in a facility located in a geographic area designated by the Secretary to demonstrate a shortage of health care professionals able to provide services in the appropriate medical specialty.

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