Search Results: keywords:"physician immigration"

  • S. 709 — To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:4,153

    S. 709 aims to attract doctors to work in rural and underserved communities in the United States by extending the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program. The bill modifies certain visa requirements to make it easier for foreign doctors to obtain employment in these areas and...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 709 is a bill trying to help doctors from other countries work in small towns where there aren't many doctors, by making it easier for them to get jobs and move around if needed. It also asks the government to count and report how many of these doctors are working in different states each year.

  • H. R. 1201 — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of physicians who may be provided Conrad 30 waivers.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:229

    H. R. 1201, also known as the “Doctors in our Borders Act,” seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of Conrad 30 waivers for physicians. The Conrad 30 waiver program currently limits states to 30 waivers, which allows foreign physicians to...

    Simple Explanation

    The Doctors in our Borders Act wants to let more doctors from other countries come and work in areas in the U.S. that don't have enough doctors by giving them special permission, and they want to allow up to 100 doctors instead of just 30.