HR5985-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Health Care Providers for Veterans Act.

2. Admission of nonimmigrants Section 214(g)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(5)) is amended— in subparagraph (B), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and by adding at the end the following: is employed (or has received an offer of employment) at the Department of Veterans Affairs or a State home (as defined in section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code) recognized and certified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Presidential Proclamation entitled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, dated September 19, 2025, or any substantially similar restriction on the entry into the United States of aliens as nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) implemented via Executive order or Presidential proclamation, shall not apply to any nonimmigrant described in section 214(g)(5)(D) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(5)(D)), as added by this section. (D)is employed (or has received an offer of employment) at the Department of Veterans Affairs or a State home (as defined in section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code) recognized and certified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs..