A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Conrad 30 Physician Workforce Optimization Act," aims to adjust the availability of flex waivers for J-1 nonimmigrants. It increases the maximum number of these waiver allowance slots in each State from 10 to 15. Additionally, the legislation mandates the creation of a secondary physician match portal. This portal is designed to help alien physicians who could not find employment in their preferred State find opportunities in other States. The portal will assist employers in areas with available waivers to connect with potential primary or specialty care providers.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +5
Would immigrants be better off under this?
The bill expands the number of available visa waiver slots and provides a mechanism for physicians to find employment outside their preferred states.
- Scored +5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill increases the number of available physician waiver slots and creates a portal to help match doctors with underserved areas.
- Scored +4
Would business owners be better off under this?
Employers in shortage areas gain a streamlined portal to find and hire essential healthcare providers.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Waiver Opportunities: By increasing the maximum number of flex waiver allowance slots from 10 to 15 in each State, more J-1 nonimmigrants may have the opportunity to access waivers (Section 2).
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Improved Job Matching for Physicians: The establishment of a secondary physician match portal helps alien physicians who were not selected by their preferred State or could not apply due to numerical caps to find employment in other States (Section 3(A)).
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Streamlined Employment Process: The portal will include essential information from initial applications to make the process easier for potential employers (Section 3(E)(i)).
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Assistance for Underserved Areas: The portal allows employers in health professional shortage areas or medically underserved areas to find potential physicians (Section 3(E)(ii)(I)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would immigrants be better off under this? — The bill expands the number of available visa waiver slots and provides a mechanism for physicians to find employment outside their preferred states. Would business owners be better off under this? — Employers in shortage areas gain a streamlined portal to find and hire essential healthcare providers. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill specifically helps employers in health professional shortage areas find potential physicians through the new portal.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill increases the number of available physician waiver slots and creates a portal to help match doctors with underserved areas.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill facilitates easier placement of alien physicians into full-time primary or specialty care roles through a new match portal.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens? — By increasing the availability of flex waivers for J-1 nonimmigrants, the bill facilitates a more stable path for foreign-born physicians to work in the U.S.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The creation of a centralized portal for physician information and employer certification increases the structure of the physician matching process.
- 5/21/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Amy KlobucharDemocrat · Minnesota