Expanding Health Care Providers for Veterans Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5985 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5985 To amend section 214(g)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove the numerical limitation on nonimmigrant aliens issued a visa or otherwise provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such Act in the case of an alien who is employed at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2025 Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Sewell, and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 214(g)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove the numerical limitation on nonimmigrant aliens issued a visa or otherwise provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such Act in the case of an alien who is employed at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Health Care Providers for Veterans Act''. SEC. 2. ADMISSION OF NONIMMIGRANTS. (a) Removing Numerical Limitation.--Section 214(g)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(5)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(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.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment m