Expanding Health Care Providers for Veterans Act
This bill modifies U.S. immigration law to allow foreign healthcare professionals to work at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities or state veterans homes certified by the VA, removing numerical limits for these workers. It adds a new category to visa eligibility (section 214(g)(5)(D)) specifically for nonimmigrants employed or offered employment at VA facilities or certified state homes. The bill also ensures this category is exempt from certain presidential restrictions on nonimmigrant workers, effective six months after enactment. This directly affects foreign healthcare workers seeking to serve veterans and VA facilities needing qualified staff.
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Nov 2025
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Introduced Nov 7, 2025
Last action Nov 7, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Nov 7, 2025
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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