# 119-s-2759: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

119-s-2759, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2759
- Congress: 119
- Title: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**This bill would recapture unused employment-based immigrant visas for nurses and physicians** and carve out new slots to help relieve staffing shortages while speeding processing. It ties the new visas to employer attestations that hiring will not displace U.S. workers.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More immigrant visas for nurses, doctors: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would recapture unused employment-based immigrant visas from FY1992–FY2024 to create up to 40,000 extra visas. Of those, up to 25,000 would be for professional nurses and up to 15,000 would be for physicians. Petitioners must file immigrant petitions within 3 years after enact…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

## Sources
- [119-s-2759 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2759)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1289)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2759 (as of 2026-08-11).