H.R. 7961
119th Congress
House
H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act
Official title: To exempt H-1B health care workers from the restriction under the Presidential Proclamation entitled "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
98
- WISCONSIN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
- QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VETERINARY MEDICAL COLLEGES (FKA ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Cosponsors
68
D
Latimer, George
D
Stevens, Haley M.
D
Gillen, Laura
D
McClain Delaney, April
D
McGarvey, Morgan
D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
D
Scholten, Hillary J.
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Chu, Judy
D
Hernández, Pablo Jose
D
Panetta, Jimmy
D
Amo, Gabe
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
D
Costa, Jim
D
Lee, Susie
D
Thompson, Mike
D
Sorensen, Eric
D
Bynum, Janelle S.
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
McDonald Rivet, Kristen
D
Pou, Nellie
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
D
Gottheimer, Josh
D
Golden, Jared F.
D
Walkinshaw, James R.
D
Carson, André
D
Larson, John B.
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Meng, Grace
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Torres, Norma J.
D
Dexter, Maxine
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Johnson, Julie
R
Meuser, Daniel
D
Fields, Cleo
D
Davis, Donald G.
D
Schrier, Kim
D
McBride, Sarah
D
Figures, Shomari
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Riley, Josh
R
Alford, Mark
D
Correa, J. Luis
R
King-Hinds, Kimberlyn
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7961: H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7961/
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