- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Aug 1, 2025
What it does
The DOCTORS Act would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reallocate unused J-1 visa waivers for foreign medical graduates by requiring state agencies to report unused waivers annually, which the Secretary of State would then redistribute equally among eligible state agencies for use in the following fiscal year. Eligible state agencies are those that used at least 30 waivers in the prior fiscal year, and 10% of the reallocated waivers must support positions in facilities serving medically underserved communities. The reallocation process begins September 30, 2026, with notifications to agencies issued each January 1 for the subsequent fiscal year.
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
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