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- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-New York-9]
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-Indiana-4]
- Rep. Moylan, James C. [R-Guam]
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-Michigan-13]
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-Florida-27]
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-Arizona-6]
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-North Carolina-1]
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-Massachusetts-6]
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-New York-19]
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-Iowa-2]
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-Virginia-7]
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-New Jersey-5]
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This bill would let many more doctors use a program that allows certain foreign doctors to stay in the United States and work in areas that need medical care. Right now, the limit is 30 doctors under this program, and the bill would raise that limit to 100.
- It changes the immigration law so the number of doctors who can get these waivers goes from 30 to 100.
- These waivers are meant to help places that do not have enough doctors by making it easier to keep trained physicians working there.
Official Summaries
Doctors in our Borders Act
This bill increases the number of Conrad 30 waivers available each year from 30 to 100.
Typically, a J-1 visa holder (nonimmigrant exchange visitor) must leave the United States for two years after finishing the exchange visitor program, including J-1 visa holders who entered the United States to receive graduate medical training. The Conrad 30 waiver program waives this requirement for eligible foreign medical graduates who agree to practice medicine in an underserved area or for an underserved population in the United States.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1201 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1201
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of
physicians who may be provided Conrad 30 waivers.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 2025
Mr. Lawler (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Baird, Mr. Moylan,
Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Davis of North Carolina,
Mr. Moulton, Mr. Riley of New York, and Mrs. Hinson) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of
physicians who may be provided Conrad 30 waivers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Doctors in our Borders Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED NUMBER OF CONRAD 30 WAIVERS.
Section 214(l)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1184(l)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``to exceed 30'' and
inserting ``to exceed 100''.
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