H.R. 4156: To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.
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H.R. 4156: To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-02 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.
Plain summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to reauthorize for a period of five years the "Conrad State 30" program, which annually allows each State to request up to 30 waivers of the home residency requirement applicable to J-1 foreign medical graduates for medical service by those graduates in health professional shortage areas. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow State departments of public health to designate health professional shortage areas for purposes of the Conrad State 30 program (currently designated only by the Secretary of Health and Human Services). Exempts Conrad State 30 physicians from the numerical limitation on H-1B visas.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] · 18 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Harold Rogers (R-KY)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4156.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4156 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108