HR 1585 · in committee · niche
Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill increases the number of foreign physicians allowed to work in underserved U.S. areas from 30 to 35 per state annually.
- Foreign medical graduates on J-1 visas seeking permanent residency are affected, particularly those serving in underserved communities.
- The program's authority is extended for three years with new employment contract requirements and exemptions from immigration numerical limits.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would increasing the cap from 30 to 35 foreign physicians per state annually address physician shortages in underserved rural and urban areas?
- 02
What trade-offs exist between expanding foreign physician access and investing in domestic medical education and rural practice incentives?
- 03
How do the new employment contract requirements and immigration exemptions affect both the foreign physicians participating and U.S. labor market protections?
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Sponsor · R-CA-22
David G. Valadao
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
62/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-25
Joining the bill

Sylvia R. Garcia
D-TX-29 · original

Bradley Scott Schneider
D-IL-10 · original

Don Bacon
R-NE-2 · original

Sharice Davids
D-KS-3

Maria Elvira Salazar
R-FL-27

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-GA-4

Salud O. Carbajal
D-CA-24

Jim Costa
D-CA-21

Raja Krishnamoorthi
D-IL-8

Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1

David Scott
D-GA-13

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20
+ 50 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-25 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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