NURSE Visa Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7351 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7351 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to nurses working in certain facilities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2026 Mr. Beyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to nurses working in certain facilities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Urgent Recruitment for Skilled Employees Visa Act of 2026'' or the ``NURSE Visa Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION OF NONIMMIGRANT NURSES. (a) Number of Visas.--Section 212(m)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)(4)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``500. The number of such visas issued for e…