To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 5, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to reauthorize for a period of two years the Conrad State 30 program, which annually allows each State to request up to 30 waivers of the home residency requirement applicable to J-1 foreign medical graduates for medical service in health professional shortage areas.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt Conrad State 30 physicians from the numerical limitation on H-1B visas.
Limits to primary care or specialty medicine the medical practice areas available to Conrad State 30 physicians.
Allows Conrad State 30 physicians to practice medicine outside geographic areas designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the case of a waiver request from an interested State agency where the facility serves patients residing in such areas and granting the requested waiver would not cause the number of waivers for the State to exceed five in a fiscal year.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-730.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-730.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 450.
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8237-8239)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4453.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8237)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8237)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
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