Expanding Health Care Providers for Veterans Act
Summary
Expanding Health Care Providers for Veterans Act This bill exempts certain workers involved with providing care for veterans from the annual cap on H-1B visas (specialty occupations). Specifically, an H-1B visa shall not count against the annual cap if the visa holder is employed (or has received a job offer) at the Department of Veterans Affairs or a State home (generally, a facility established by a state or Indian tribe for disabled veterans). (The annual H-1B cap is 65,000 visas with various exemptions and additional visas available to certain categories of workers.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 25, 2023
Last action May 25, 2023
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Committee
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May 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
May 25, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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