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H.R. 2255: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

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H.R. 2255: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-26 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

Plain summary

Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act This bill makes previously unused immigrant visas available to nurses and physicians who petition for such a visa before the date that is 90 days after the end of the declared national emergency relating to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak. The number of visas available shall be the total number of unused employment-based immigrant visas from FY1992-FY2020, up to 40,000. Of such visas, 25,000 shall be reserved for nurses and 15,000 for physicians. Certain family members may accompany the principal beneficiary of a visa provided under this bill, and visas for such family members shall (1) be made available from the unused visas from FY1992-FY2020, and (2) not be counted against the 40,000 cap. Visas provided under this bill shall be exempt from per-country limitations.

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Official text

Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] · 70 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Tom Cole (R-OK), Don Bacon (R-NE), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Sean Casten (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Grace Meng (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Sam Graves (R-MO), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and 10 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] reported raising $3.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2255 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117