3.0.0 2536 2023-01-11T13:19:10Z 2023-01-11T13:19:10Z House H HR 2009-05-20 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2009-06-12T14:32:33Z Referred to 2009-05-20T14:01:40Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-21T16:42:27Z Referred to 2009-05-20T14:01:42Z Global Health Care Cooperation Act 111 3135 S 2010-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1672) Related bill CRS 2009-06-12 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 2009-05-21 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-05-20 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-05-20 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 2009-05-20 Referred to House Judiciary IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-20 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 2009-05-20 True L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2009-05-20 True B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 2009-05-20 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2009-05-20 True P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2010-04-15 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Allied health services Citizenship and naturalization Department of Homeland Security Education programs funding Foreign labor Government information and archives Health personnel Immigration status and procedures Medical education Nursing Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula User charges and fees Visas and passports World health Health 00 2009-05-20 Introduced in House 2009-10-01T21:08:32Z Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act - Amends the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 to lift until September 30, 2012, the numerical limitations on employment-based immigrants (and accompanying family members) hired as nurses and physical therapists, subject to a cap of 20,000 visas.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award annual grants to nursing schools to increase the number of faculty and students at such schools. Establishes in the Treasury a Domestic Nursing Enhancement Account to fund such grant program.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) allow an alien who has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence and is a physician or other health care worker to work in a candidate country (defined to include a lower middle income country or one experiencing a natural disaster) without losing eligibility for naturalization; and (2) make inadmissible alien physicians or health care workers who have an outstanding obligation to their country of origin based upon financial assistance received from such country for medical training. Allows a waiver of inadmissibility under certain circumstances.

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

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to collect and report to Congress on specified data on alien workers employed as professional nurses or physical therapists.

]]> Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act Display Title Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act Official Title as Introduced To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act Introduced in House 2009-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2536ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2536ih.xml 2009-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.