3.0.0 5924 2021-06-07T20:03:03Z 2021-06-07T20:03:03Z House H HR 2008-04-29 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Reported by 2008-07-31T19:21:44Z Markup by 2008-07-31T19:21:29Z Referred to 2008-06-03T20:33:25Z Referred to 2008-04-29T16:32:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-04-30T13:37:12Z Referred to 2008-04-29T16:32:20Z 2008-07-31 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 2 . Committee 2008-07-31 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-06-03 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Committee 2008-04-30 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-04-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-04-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 N S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2008-04-29 True P000586 Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] ADAM PUTNAM R FL H. 12 2008-05-14 False M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2008-05-14 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2008-05-22 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2008-05-22 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2008-06-03 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2008-06-03 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2008-06-03 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2008-06-03 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2008-06-04 False K000361 Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] RIC KELLER R FL 8 2008-06-12 False D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2008-07-08 False F000447 Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] Tom Feeney R FL 24 2008-07-08 False K000364 Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] John Kuhl R NY R. "Randy" 29 2008-07-08 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2008-07-10 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2008-07-10 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11] Kathy Castor D FL 11 2008-07-10 False B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 2008-07-24 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2008-07-31 False B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 2008-09-09 False P000589 Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] Jon Porter R NV C. 3 2008-09-15 False R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2008-09-18 False Health Administrative fees Admission of nonimmigrants Alien labor Aliens Collection of accounts Developing countries Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Education Emergency Management Evidence (Law) Federal aid to education Fees Government trust funds Higher education Immigrants Immigration International Affairs Labor and Employment Law Medical personnel Nurses Nursing Nursing education Paramedical personnel Physical therapy Recruiting of employees Residence requirements Visas Health 00 2008-04-29 Introduced in House 2009-10-01T21:07:53Z Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act - Amends the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 to lift the numerical limitations for employment based immigrants (and accompanying family members) for nurses and physical therapists until September 30, 2011, subject to a cap.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose a fee upon each petitioning employer who uses such a visa to provide employment for an alien as a professional nurse.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Service (HHS), acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to award a grant each fiscal year to each eligible nursing school that applies and meets specified requirements to increase the number of nursing faculty and students at the school.

Establishes in the Treasury's general fund a Domestic Nursing Enhancement Account.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) direct the Secretary to allow an eligible alien (and spouse or child) to reside in a candidate country (defined to include a lower middle income country or one experiencing a natural disaster) during the period the alien is working there as a health care worker; and (2) make inadmissible an alien seeking entry into the United States to perform labor as a health care worker unless the alien attests that he or she does not have an outstanding obligation to the alien's government or country of residence, subject to a waiver.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a partnership program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out comprehensive programs to provide education to nurses and create a pipeline to nursing for incumbent ancillary health care workers who wish to advance their careers.

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