S. 4637 119th Congress Senate

Conrad 30 Physician Workforce Optimization Act

Official title: A bill to increase by 5 the number of flex waivers available in each State for J-1 nonimmigrants and to establish a secondary physician match portal to assist … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to increase by 5 the number of flex waivers available in each State for J-1 nonimmigrants and to establish a secondary physician match portal to assist alien physicians who are unable to find employment in their preferred State of residence to find employment in another State.

Introduced: May 21, 2026 Introduced by: Kevin Cramer Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov

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May 21, 2026

Introduced in Senate

May 21, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC
for VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC · South Carolina · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS
for COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8 filings
SENATE
8 filings
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
7 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
7 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
5 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
5 filings
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
5 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
5 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · May 21, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4637: Conrad 30 Physician Workforce Optimization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4637/

MLA

"S. 4637: Conrad 30 Physician Workforce Optimization Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4637/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 4637, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4637/.

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[S. 4637: Conrad 30 Physician Workforce Optimization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4637/)