PROTECT Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, PROTECT Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Labor, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H330666E7CF8A4B5484502D96BBD81CD0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing Resources and Opportunities for Talent, Employment, Compliance, and Terms Act of 2026 or the PROTECT...
- Section H97237BEDA8DF495BA9AEA4FB63A07CDD: 2. Provisions relating to H–1B nonimmigrant petitions Section 212(n) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)) is amended as follows: In...
- Section H6503569647F148ABBDD37CD244E512B2: 3. Health care personnel exemption Section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by inserting after subsection (w) the...
- Section HD69DDC7D8E1E49F8B5D422B474B53A83: 4. Effective date This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment and shall apply to any H–1B visa petition filed on or after such date.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, PROTECT Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Labor, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, PROTECT Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Mr. Kennedy of Utah introduced the following bill; which was …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who— is seeking classification as a nonimmigrant H–1B worker
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