# 119-hr-10708: Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act of 2026

119-hr-10708, Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10708
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10708
- Congress: 119
- Title: Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**Expands pathways for eligible immigrants into nursing and allied health careers.** The bill creates a federal grant program to lower training and licensing barriers and explicitly lets those immigrants serve in and participate in National Health Service Corps programs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Help for immigrants in health careers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let the federal government award grants to state, local, Tribal, and private groups to reduce barriers for certain immigrants to become nurses or allied health professionals. Eligible people would include lawful permanent residents, refugees admitted under INA section 207…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10708 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10708)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10708 (as of 2026-10-16).