HR 7351 · 119th Congress

NURSE Visa Act of 2026

This bill creates a new visa program to help address nursing shortages in the United States by making it easier for foreign nurses to work here temporarily. Right now, there's a very limited visa program for nurses with only 500 spots available each year. This bill dramatically expands that to 20,000 visas per year.…

Sponsor

Beyer, Donald S. (D-Virginia)

Introduced

2026-02-04

Policy area

Immigration

Latest action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.