S. 3211 · 118th Congress

Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

Introduced on Nov 2, 2023 by Richard J. Durbin (D-IL). 19 cosponsors, 10 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 2, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Nov 2, 2023
Cosponsors
19
10 from the other party
Policy area
Immigration
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill 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.

Richard J. DurbinD-ILSponsor

Democrats · 8

Independents · 1

Republicans · 10

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.

  1. Nov 2, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Nov 2, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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.

  1. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $32.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS6 reports
    $966.4K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS$18M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  3. MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY6 reports
    $290K reported (all issues)
  4. American Medical Association5 reports
    $30.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  5. American Nephrology Nurses Association5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  6. Association of American Medical Colleges5 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGESAI match · 100%
  7. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  8. Direct Supply, Inc.5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  9. HEALTH CAROUSEL5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  10. Healthcare Workforce Coalition5 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  11. Management Health Systems, LLC (d/b/a MedPro)5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MANAGEMENT HEALTH SYSTEMS, LLCAI match · 100%
  12. TRINITY HEALTH5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TRINITY HEALTH$226.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
  13. American Academy of Family Physicians4 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSAI match · 99%
  14. American Society of Nephrology4 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY INCAI match · 100%
  15. Cleveland Clinic Foundation4 reports
    Federal contractor: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION$1.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. Florida Hospital Association4 reports
  17. Healthcare Leadership Council4 reports
    $330K reported (all issues)
  18. Intealth4 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  19. PREMIER INC.4 reports
    $708K reported (all issues)
  20. THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS4 reports
    $600.7K reported (all issues)
  21. CHRISTIANACARE3 reports
    $5,807 reported (all issues)
  22. LEADINGAGE (FKA AMER. ASSOC. OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING)3 reports
    $40.3K reported (all issues)
  23. NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  24. St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  25. Valley Health System3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  26. Virtua3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VIRTUA-WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM INC$45K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  27. LifeBridge Health System2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH, INC.$5.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  28. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH2 reports
    $290K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTHAI match · 98%
  29. VIZIENT, INC.2 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VIZIENT INC$18.2K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  30. Washington State Hospital Association2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WASHINGTON STATE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  31. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists1 report
    $170K reported (all issues)
  32. CentraState Healthcare System1 report
  33. Society of Hospital Medicine1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  34. The International Medical Graduate Taskforce1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  35. The Mount Sinai Hospital1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MOUNT SINAI HOSPITALAI match · 100%

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.