H.R. 7961

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7961 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7961

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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 17, 2026

Mr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Salazar, and Ms. Clarke of New 
York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

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.

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 ``H-1Bs for Physicians and the 
Healthcare Workforce Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM ADDITIONAL FEE FOR H-1B HEALTH CARE WORKERS.

(a) In General.--The restriction imposed, pursuant to the 
Presidential Proclamation entitled ``Restriction on Entry of Certain 
Nonimmigrant Workers'' (September 19, 2025), on entry into the United 
States of aliens as nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)), 
except for aliens whose petitions are accompanied or supplemented by a 
payment of $100,000, shall not apply with respect to any such alien who 
is employed (or has received an offer of employment) in the health care 
workforce (as such term is defined in section 5101 of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 294q)).
(b) Prohibition on Additional Fees.--No fee may be imposed on an 
alien described in subsection (a) that exceeds the fee set forth in 
section 214(c)(9)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(c)(9)(B)).
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