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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to nurses working in certain facilities.
Summary
- Increases the annual cap on nonimmigrant nursing visas from 500 to 20,000 for nurses working in healthcare shortage areas.
- Removes state-by-state visa limits and instead ties visas to shortage areas designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
- Requires healthcare facilities sponsoring nurse visas to have a documented provider-to-patient staffing ratio policy in place.
- Requires the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and State to issue implementing regulations within one year of enactment.
- Applies to petitions for nonimmigrant visas under the H-1C nursing visa category.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/B001292.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. (D-VA) [#8]
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Donald S. Beyer’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- Employer not reported $11,950
- AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP $8,500
- BURKE & HERBERT BANK $6,600
- WESTON FAMILY FOUNDATION $6,600
- IRSFELD & ASSOCIATES LLC $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Donald S. Beyer → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 4, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Feb 4, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 2026
Mr. Beyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to nurses working in certain facilities.
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 “National Urgent Recruitment for Skilled Employees Visa Act of 2026” or the “NURSE Visa Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION OF NONIMMIGRANT NURSES.
(a) Number of Visas.—Section 212(m)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)(4)) is amended—
(1) by striking “500. The number of such visas issued for employment in each State in each fiscal year shall not exceed the following:” and inserting “20,000. Such visas shall be issued to employ a nonimmigrant to perform nursing services in a shortage area (as designated by the the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration).”; and
(2) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C).
(b) Provider Staffing Ratio Required.—Section 212(m)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(C) The facility has in place a policy with respect to a provider-to-patient staffing ratio.”.
(c) Regulations Required.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of State shall issue regulations necessary to implement the amendments made by this section.
(d) Applicability.—This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to a petition for a nonimmigrant visa issued pursuant to a petition granted under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c)). <all>
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