Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 7961

H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Michael Lawler RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Immigration.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

68 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Maria Elvira Salazar RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Yvette D. Clarke DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Terri A. Sewell DDemocrat
John W. Mannion DDemocrat
Daniel S. Goldman DDemocrat
Don Bacon RRepublican
Joseph D. Morelle DDemocrat
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] DDemocrat
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. DDemocrat
Ritchie Torres DDemocrat
Suzan K. DelBene DDemocrat
Vicente Gonzalez DDemocrat
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublican
Timothy M. Kennedy DDemocrat
Mark Alford RRepublican
Bradley Scott Schneider DDemocrat
Kimberlyn King-Hinds RRepublican
Shri Thanedar DDemocrat
J. Luis Correa DDemocrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi DDemocrat
Seth Moulton DDemocrat
Shomari Figures DDemocrat
Josh Riley DDemocrat
Sarah McBride DDemocrat
Kim Schrier DDemocrat
Donald G. Davis DDemocrat
Cleo Fields DDemocrat
Daniel Meuser RRepublican
Julie Johnson DDemocrat
Gwen Moore DDemocrat
Maxine Dexter DDemocrat
Linda T. Sánchez DDemocrat
Norma J. Torres DDemocrat
Brendan F. Boyle DDemocrat
Bennie G. Thompson DDemocrat
Grace Meng DDemocrat
James P. McGovern DDemocrat
John B. Larson DDemocrat
André Carson DDemocrat
James R. Walkinshaw DDemocrat
Jared F. Golden DDemocrat
Josh Gottheimer DDemocrat
Jefferson Van Drew RRepublican
Thomas R. Suozzi DDemocrat
Kristen McDonald Rivet DDemocrat
Nellie Pou DDemocrat
Salud O. Carbajal DDemocrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocrat
Janelle S. Bynum DDemocrat
Eric Sorensen DDemocrat
Mike Thompson DDemocrat
Susie Lee DDemocrat
Jim Costa DDemocrat
Chrissy Houlahan DDemocrat
Gabe Amo DDemocrat
Jimmy Panetta DDemocrat
Judy Chu DDemocrat
Pablo José Hernández DDemocrat
Ted Lieu DDemocrat
Steve Cohen DDemocrat
Hillary J. Scholten DDemocrat
Eugene Simon Vindman DDemocrat
Morgan McGarvey DDemocrat
April McClain Delaney DDemocrat
Laura Gillen DDemocrat
George Latimer DDemocrat
Haley M. Stevens DDemocrat

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  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Introduced in House
  3. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee (House)Referred To, March 17, 2026

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