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HR 6519 110th Congress House Immigration Access to health care Admission of nonimmigrants Aliens Families Health Visas

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to temporary admission of nonimmigrant aliens to the United States for the purpose of receiving medical treatment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 2008 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among nonimmigrant classifications: (1) an alien seeking to enter the United States temporarily and solely to receive medical treatment (including participation in a research study) for a disease or condition that if untreated threatens to undermine the alien's survival or day-to-day functioning with an increased likelihood of progression to a more severe disease or condition; or (2) such alien's accompanying or following son, daughter, spouse, or parent.

Sets forth related conditions of admission.

What's happening now July 16, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 16, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6519: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to temporary admission of nonimmigrant aliens to the United States for the purpose of receiving medical treatment, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6519/
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"H.R. 6519: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to temporary admission of nonimmigrant aliens to the United States for the purpose of receiving medical treatment, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6519/.
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H.R. 6519, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6519/.
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[H.R. 6519: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to temporary admission of nonimmigrant aliens to the United States for the purpose of receiving medical treatment, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6519/)
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