# 116-hr-6717: Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020

116-hr-6717, Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6717
- Congress: 116
- Title: Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-05-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to extend the authorized stay period for certain alien health care workers to until at least 60 days after the end of the declared emergency period stemming from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak. This extension shall apply to an alien (1) who was admitted into the United States as a health care worker on an H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty professions); (2) who served as a health care worker in the United States during the emergency period; and (3) whose employment was terminated during the emergency period, unless the termination was for cause.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8242: National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8125: Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6717 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6717)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-8242: National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8242)
- [116-hr-8125: Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8125)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7673)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6717 (as of 2025-11-18).