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HR7961119th Congress

H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act

Sponsored By: Representative Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

Introduced

Summary

Conditional exemption for H-1B health care workers. This bill lets certain H-1B health care workers enter despite a Presidential Proclamation if they have a job offer and their petition includes a $100,000 payment, using the Affordable Care Act definition of the health care workforce.

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  • Health care workers: Allows H-1B workers who are employed or have a valid job offer to bypass the proclamation when their visa petition includes a $100,000 payment.
  • Employers and health facilities: Makes it easier for hospitals and clinics to hire qualified foreign clinicians defined under the Affordable Care Act to fill staffing needs.
  • Fees: Requires the $100,000 payment with the petition and prohibits any additional fees above the existing statutory fee cap in INA 214(c)(9)(B).

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H-1B healthcare workers: $100,000 exemption

If enacted, the bill would make the Presidential Proclamation titled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers" (Sept 19, 2025) not apply to certain H-1B health care workers. You would be covered only if you are employed or have a job offer in the health care workforce as defined at 42 U.S.C. 294q (ACA section 5101). The petition would have to include a $100,000 payment to qualify. The bill would also bar charging any fee above the existing statutory fee ceiling in INA 214(c)(9)(B).

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

NY • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 3/17/2026

  • Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 3/17/2026

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/17/2026

  • Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 3/18/2026

  • Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/19/2026

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/24/2026

  • Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 3/24/2026

  • Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

  • Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

  • Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

  • Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

  • Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 3/27/2026

  • Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 3/27/2026

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 3/27/2026

  • Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/30/2026

  • Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 4/2/2026

  • Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/2/2026

  • Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]

    MP • R

    Sponsored 4/2/2026

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/2/2026

  • Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/2/2026

  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/2/2026

  • Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 4/14/2026

  • Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 4/14/2026

  • Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/14/2026

  • Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 4/27/2026

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 4/27/2026

  • Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]

    LA • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2026

  • Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 5/7/2026

  • Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2026

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

  • Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

  • Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2026

  • Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2026

  • Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2026

  • Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

    MS • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/19/2026

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 5/19/2026

  • Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2026

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2026

  • Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/26/2026

  • Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 5/26/2026

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/3/2026

  • Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 6/9/2026

  • Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/10/2026

  • Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

  • Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2026

  • Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 6/25/2026

  • Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 6/30/2026

  • Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/2/2026

  • Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 7/2/2026

  • Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/2/2026

  • Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 7/9/2026

  • Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 7/9/2026

  • Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/14/2026

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/16/2026

  • Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]

    PR • D

    Sponsored 7/16/2026

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/20/2026

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 7/20/2026

  • Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 8/3/2026

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 8/27/2026

  • Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 9/3/2026

  • Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]

    KY • D

    Sponsored 9/3/2026

  • Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/9/2026

  • Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 10/9/2026

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