S 1550
109th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Access to health care
Administrative procedure
Admission of nonimmigrants
Alien labor
Aliens
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Labor
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Labor and Employment
Law
Nurses
Visas
A bill to extend until September 30, 2008, changes to requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas made by the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999, and for other purposes.
Introduced: July 28, 2005
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 28, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 to extend the H-1C visa program for nonimmigrant registered nurses working in health professional shortage areas through September 30, 2008.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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