H.R. 6205 · 118th Congress
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Introduced on Nov 2, 2023 by Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10). 58 cosponsors, 8 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 2, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Stage
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Nov 2, 2023
- Cosponsors
- 58
- 8 from the other party
- Policy area
- Immigration
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- 2Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
To enhance our Nation's nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.
Sponsor and cosponsors
Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.
Democrats · 50
- Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DEoriginal
- Julia BrownleyD-CA-26original
- Yadira CaraveoD-CO-8original
- Sean CastenD-IL-6original
- Kathy CastorD-FL-14original
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5original
- Steve CohenD-TN-9original
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3original
- Bill FosterD-IL-11original
- Sylvia R. GarciaD-TX-29original
- Daniel S. GoldmanD-NY-10original
- Daniel T. KildeeD-MI-8original
- Jimmy PanettaD-CA-19original
- Scott H. PetersD-CA-50original
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1original
- Mike QuigleyD-IL-5original
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2original
- C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2original
- Darren SotoD-FL-9original
- Abigail Davis SpanbergerD-VA-7original
- David J. TroneD-MD-6original
- Juan VargasD-CA-52original
- Susan WildD-PA-7original
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5original
- Gerald E. ConnollyD-VA-11signed on Nov 14, 2023
- Tony CárdenasD-CA-29signed on Nov 28, 2023
- Angie CraigD-MN-2signed on Nov 28, 2023
- Jill N. TokudaD-HI-2signed on Nov 28, 2023
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1signed on Dec 6, 2023
- Andrea SalinasD-OR-6signed on Dec 6, 2023
- Ruben GallegoD-AZ-3signed on Dec 12, 2023
- Elissa SlotkinD-MI-7signed on Feb 1, 2024
- Seth MagazinerD-RI-2signed on Mar 12, 2024
- Katie PorterD-CA-47signed on Mar 20, 2024
- Sara JacobsD-CA-51signed on Apr 2, 2024
- Andy KimD-NJ-3signed on Apr 2, 2024
- Seth MoultonD-MA-6signed on May 8, 2024
- Grace MengD-NY-6signed on Jun 11, 2024
- Melanie A. StansburyD-NM-1signed on Jun 11, 2024
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-25signed on Jun 11, 2024
- Jim CostaD-CA-21signed on Jul 26, 2024
- Gabe VasquezD-NM-2signed on Jul 26, 2024
- Teresa Leger FernandezD-NM-3signed on Sep 11, 2024
- Joseph D. MorelleD-NY-25signed on Sep 20, 2024
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DCsigned on Nov 1, 2024
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2signed on Nov 8, 2024
- Betty McCollumD-MN-4signed on Nov 8, 2024
- David ScottD-GA-13signed on Nov 8, 2024
- Suzan K. DelBeneD-WA-1signed on Nov 14, 2024
- Lloyd DoggettD-TX-37signed on Dec 3, 2024
Republicans · 8
- Don BaconR-NE-2original
- Tom ColeR-OK-4original
- Maria Elvira SalazarR-FL-27original
- Larry BucshonR-IN-8signed on Nov 28, 2023
- Jake LaTurnerR-KS-2signed on Jan 11, 2024
- Mike CareyR-OH-15signed on Mar 12, 2024
- James C. MoylanR-GUsigned on Apr 9, 2024
- Greg PenceR-IN-6signed on Jun 11, 2024
Roll calls
Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.
No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.
History
Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.
- Nov 2, 2023Introduced in House
- Nov 2, 2023Introduced in House
- Nov 2, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees
Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.
Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction
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Who lobbied on it
Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION9 reports$32.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS6 reports$1.5M reported (all issues)
- MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY6 reports$290K reported (all issues)
- American Medical Association5 reports$30.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
- American Nephrology Nurses Association5 reports$150K reported (all issues)
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports$93.5M reported (all issues)
- HEALTH CAROUSEL5 reports$250K reported (all issues)
- Kansas Hospital Association5 reports$92K reported (all issues)
- Management Health Systems, LLC (d/b/a MedPro)5 reports
- American Academy of Family Physicians4 reports
- American Society of Nephrology4 reports
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation4 reports
- Florida Hospital Association4 reports
- Healthcare Leadership Council4 reports$330K reported (all issues)
- Healthcare Workforce Coalition4 reports$240K reported (all issues)
- Intealth4 reports$400K reported (all issues)
- PREMIER INC.4 reports$708K reported (all issues)
- THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS4 reports$600.7K reported (all issues)
- LEADINGAGE (FKA AMER. ASSOC. OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING)3 reports$40.3K reported (all issues)
- NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION3 reports$80K reported (all issues)
- St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center3 reports$60K reported (all issues)
- TRINITY HEALTH3 reports$600K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TRINITY HEALTH$226.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
- Valley Health System3 reports$60K reported (all issues)
- Virtua3 reports$60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VIRTUA-WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM INC$45K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
- Association of American Medical Colleges2 reports$1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGESAI match · 100%
- CHRISTIANACARE2 reports$5,807 reported (all issues)
- LifeBridge Health System2 reports$100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH, INC.$5.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
- ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH2 reports
- Society of Hospital Medicine2 reports$80K reported (all issues)
- VIZIENT, INC.2 reports
- Washington State Hospital Association2 reports
- CentraState Healthcare System1 report
- The International Medical Graduate Taskforce1 report$10K reported (all issues)
Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.