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Conrad State 30 Improvement Act

Introduced: March 18, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 18, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 18, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3373)
Mar 18, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Conrad State 30 Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to make 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 under specified conditions in the annual per-state cap of 30 foreign doctors; and (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 enactment of this Act.

What's happening now March 18, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 18, 2009
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 18, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 628: Conrad State 30 Improvement Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-628/
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"S. 628: Conrad State 30 Improvement Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-628/.
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S. 628, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-628/.
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