# 115-hr-6123: Physician Visa Reform Act of 2018

115-hr-6123, Physician Visa Reform Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6123
- Congress: 115
- Title: Physician Visa Reform Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2018-06-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Physician Visa Reform Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow alien physicians who are approved by a state licensing authority to practice medicine in an area having a shortage of health care professionals to engage in medical practice without having to pass the otherwise required medical board examination. The bill also grants such physicians and family members conditional permanent resident status.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2018-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6927: APEX Act
- 115-hr-5988: Common Sense Certification Reform Act
- 115-hr-5924: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5784: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 North Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shall be known…
- 115-hr-5671: Burn Pits Accountability Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6123 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6123)

## Related
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- [115-hr-5988: Common Sense Certification Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5988)
- [115-hr-5924: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5924)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-5784: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 N…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5784)
- [115-hr-5671: Burn Pits Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5671)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6123 (as of 2025-11-18).