3.0.0 3351 2023-01-11T13:37:22Z 2023-01-11T13:37:22Z House HR 2017-07-20 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 123 (Thursday, July 20, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:H.R. 3351.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4[Page H6147]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-06T20:33:43Z Referred to 2017-07-20T13:05:20Z 2017-09-06 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2017-07-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 N C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2017-07-20 True Immigration Foreign labor Health personnel Immigration status and procedures Nursing Visas and passports Wages and earnings Immigration 00 2017-07-20 Introduced in House 2017-11-17T22:12:40Z Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act of 2017

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for up to 8,000 employment-based immigrant visas per fiscal year for qualifying nurses, physical therapists, and other health care workers (excluding physicians) and their accompanying family members. Such aliens are exempted from worldwide and foreign state numerical limits.

A petition filed on behalf of such an immigrant must be accompanied by evidence that the prospective U.S. employer has the ability to pay the proffered wage.

]]> Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act of 2017 Display Title Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the admission of certain health care workers as immigrants, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3351ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3351ih.xml 2017-09-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.