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HR 5687 111th Congress House

Underserved Area Nursing Relief Restoration Act of 2010

Official title: To extend changes to requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas made by the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999.

Introduced: July 1, 2010 Introduced by: Cuellar, Henry Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Immigration Foreign laborHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelNursingVisas and passports
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action July 1, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Underserved Area Nursing Relief Restoration Act of 2010 - Amends the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 to extend the H-1C visa program providing nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5687: Underserved Area Nursing Relief Restoration Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5687/
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"H.R. 5687: Underserved Area Nursing Relief Restoration Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5687/.
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H.R. 5687, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5687/.
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