# 119-hr-5283: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

119-hr-5283, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5283
- Congress: 119
- Title: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would strengthen the health-care workforce by _recapturing unused employment-based immigrant visas for nurses and physicians_.** It reallocates a pool of previously unused employment-based visas and sets rules for who gets them and how they are processed.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More visas for nurses and doctors: benefit, low. If enacted, this would recapture unused visas from 1992–2024 and make up to 40,000 more employment-based visas available: 25,000 for nurses and 15,000 for physicians. Petitions would need to be filed within three years after enactment. Family members could get visas from the same pool and would not…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5283 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5283)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5283 (as of 2026-09-21).