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HR 4156 108th Congress House

To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.

Introduced: April 2, 2004 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
Immigration Access to health careAdmission of nonimmigrantsAlien laborAliens
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 20, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Apr 2, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 2, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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  • S 2302 Identical bill A bill to improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 1
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 16, 2004
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jun 14, 2004
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 13, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 28, 2004
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 2, 2004
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Apr 2, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4156: To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4156/
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