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HR 5707 110th Congress House

Conrad State 30 Improvement Act

Official title: To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities.

Introduced: April 3, 2008 See on congress.gov
Immigration Access to health careAlien laborEducationForeign-trained physicians
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Apr 14, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Apr 3, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 3, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 14, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Conrad State 30 Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to make the the J-1 visa waiver (Conrad state 30/medical services in underserved areas) program permanent.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) revise entry provisions for H-1B visa foreign medical graduates and provide for an increase in the annual per-state cap of 30 foreign doctors; (2) exempt from worldwide immigration numerical limitations alien physicians who have completed service requirements of a state waiver or exemption, including alien physicians who completed such service before the date of the enactment of this Act; and (3) increase Conrad program waiver authority with respect to facilities that treat patients from, but who may not be located in, a medically underserved area.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2672 Identical bill Conrad State 30 Improvement Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 3, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5707: Conrad State 30 Improvement Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5707/
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