Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6717
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2020-05-05
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Foreign labor

Health personnel

Immigration status and procedures

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to extend the authorized stay period for certain alien health care workers to until at least 60 days after the end of the declared emergency period stemming from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak. This extension shall apply to an alien (1) who was admitted into the United States as a health care worker on an H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty professions); (2) who served as a health care worker in the United States during the emergency period; and (3) whose employment was terminated during the emergency period, unless the termination was for cause.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6717 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 5, 2020 Mr. Harder of California (for himself, Mr. McGovern , and Mr. Costa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend the period of authorized stay for certain alien health care workers during the COVID–19 emergency period, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020 . 2. Extension of authorized stay for certain alien health care workers during COVID–19 emergency period (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall extend the period of authorized stay for a covered alien healthcare worker until a date that is not earlier than the date that is 60 days after the end of the emergency period described in subparagraph (B) of section 1135(g)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1) ). (b) Covered alien healthcare worker The term covered alien healthcare worker means an alien— (1) who was admitted to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) to perform services as a health care worker; (2) who was serving in such capacity in the United States for any period of time during the emergency period described in subsection (a); and (3) whose employment or work contract described in paragraph (2) was terminated during such period, except in the case that such employment or contract was terminated for cause.