S4088-118

Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for career support for a skilled, internationally educated health care workforce.

118th Congress Introduced Apr 9, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for career support for a skilled, internationally educated health care workforce., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Immigration, Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators 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, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act.
  • Section idac1433cf99b84e75a42cc90de2c85f4e: 2. Support for skilled internationally educated health care workforce Subpart 3 of part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295f et...
  • Section id75f64400209f4e508794665beeeb27ac: 779. Support for skilled internationally educated health care workforce Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Welcome Back to the Health...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for career support for a skilled, internationally educated health care workforce., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Immigration, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for career support for a skilled, internationally educated health care workforce., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Immigration Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 9, 2024

Mr. Kaine introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Immigration Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"internationally educated health care professional" §id75f64400209f4e508794665beeeb27ac

an individual who— completed the education requirements for a health care workforce profession in another country

"internationally educated health care professional" §idac1433cf99b84e75a42cc90de2c85f4e

an individual who— completed the education requirements for a health care workforce profession in another country

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