I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3351 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the admission 
of certain health care workers as immigrants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2017 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. CARTER of Georgia) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
for the admission of certain health care workers as immi-
grants, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Nursing 
Supply Relief Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE WORKER SHORTAGE RELIEF. 
Section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7) HEALTHCARE WORKERS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 
(B), the numerical limitations set forth in sec-
tions 201(d) and 202(a) shall not apply to em-
ployment-based immigrants (and their family 
members accompanying or following to join 
under subsection (d)) who are— 
‘‘(i) members of the occupations listed 
on Schedule A, Group I as defined in sec-
tion 656.5 of title 20, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation 
thereto); 
‘‘(ii) members of the occupations who 
are required to submit health care worker 
certificates 
pursuant 
to 
section 
212(a)(5)(C); or 
‘‘(iii) members of the occupations who 
provide certified statements pursuant to 
section 212(r). 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF VISAS.— 
The Secretary of State may not issue more 
than 8,000 immigrant visa numbers in any one 
fiscal year (plus any available visa numbers 
under this paragraph not used during any pre-
ceding fiscal year) to principal beneficiaries of 
petitions pursuant to subparagraph (A). 
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‘‘(C) REDUCTION.—The number described 
in subparagraph (B) shall be reduced, for each 
fiscal year, by the cumulative number of visas 
actually used under paragraph (A) for the pre-
vious fiscal year. 
‘‘(D) LEGITIMACY OF EMPLOYER’S ABILITY 
TO
EMPLOY
AND
PAY
WAGES.—Any petition 
filed on behalf of an employment-based immi-
grant who qualifies under this paragraph must 
be accompanied by evidence that the prospective 
United States employer has the ability to pay 
the proffered wage. The petitioner must dem-
onstrate this ability at the time the priority 
date is established and continuing until the ben-
eficiary obtains lawful permanent residence. 
Evidence of this ability shall be either in the 
form of copies of annual reports, Federal tax 
returns, or audited financial statements. In a 
case where the prospective United States em-
ployer employs 100 or more workers, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall accept a 
statement from a financial officer of the organi-
zation as evidence of that prospective employ-
er’s ability to pay the proffered wage. In a case 
where the prospective United States employer 
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does not employ 100 or more workers, the Sec-
retary may consider additional evidence, such as 
profit/loss statements, bank account records, or 
personnel records, that are submitted by the pe-
titioner or requested by the Secretary.’’. 
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