Help qualified immigrant doctors, nurses, and other health professionals overcome barriers to entering the U.S. health care workforce, address provider shortages, strengthen the health care system, and expand access to care.
Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Support legislation to help qualified immigrants overcome unnecessary barriers to entering the health care workforce.. Promised outcome: Qualified immigrant health professionals enter the health care workforce, communities address provider shortages, the health care system is strengthened, and access to care expands.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release on Krishnamoorthi's co-introduction of the Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act and the Internationally Trained Physicians Assistance Act as U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th District.
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“Skilled doctors, nurses, and other health professionals should have the opportunity to put their training and expertise to work caring for patients,” said Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi. “Our legislation would help qualified immigrants overcome unnecessary barriers to entering the health care workforce while helping communities address critical provider shortages. When we make better use of the talent already in our communities, we strengthen our health care system and expand access to care.”
Krishnamoorthi said his legislation would help qualified immigrants enter the health care workforce, address provider shortages, strengthen the health care system, and expand access to care.
“Skilled doctors, nurses, and other health professionals should have the opportunity to put their training and expertise to work caring for patients,” said Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi. “Our legislation would help qualified immigrants overcome unnecessary barriers to entering the health care workforce while helping communities address critical provider shortages. When we make better use of the talent already in our communities, we strengthen our health care system and expand access to care.”
Krishnamoorthi said his legislation would help qualified immigrant health professionals enter the U.S. health care workforce, address provider shortages, strengthen the health care system, and expand access to care.
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“two bills to help immigrants enter the U.S. health care workforce”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-03 lookback window, Krishnamoorthi joined Adam Smith in introducing two related bills; this is concrete legislative effort, but not enactment or implementation.
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“introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows Krishnamoorthi's Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act remained at introduction/referral status, supporting an unresolved assessment rather than delivered.
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"introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists H.R. 10708, cosponsored by Krishnamoorthi, at introduced/referred status for a bill to reduce barriers to immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals; no enactment or implementation was found in the lookback window.
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"Bill Version Introduced in House (IH)"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists H.R. 10707, cosponsored by Krishnamoorthi, as an introduced House bill addressing immigrant and refugee barriers to the health care workforce; it remains legislative effort rather than delivered policy.