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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.5924 Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/50332</id>
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    <title>USA Government Track</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/commentary/2438435</id>
    <updated>2008-06-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Government Track </name>
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HR 5924 current status. House of Judiciary. senate, govtrack, government track, usa government track, usa immigration track, congress, bill, bill , usa government bill, Senate , senate news, senate bill, senate, govtrack, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://usa-govtrack.blogspot.com/2008/06/usa-government-track.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Urge Congress to Support HR 5924: Legislation to Address Nursing ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2438434</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>allnurses: A Nursing Community for Nurses </name>
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Forum: International Nursing Posted By: lawrence01 Post Time: Jun 24, 2008 at 05:33 AM.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://allnurses.com/forums/f75/urge-congress-support-hr-5924-legislation-address-nursing-shortage-312459-new-post.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 5924 (The Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act)</title>
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    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Luke&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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The bill, called HR 5924, or &amp;quot;The Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act,&amp;quot; was introduced by a representative from FL named Robert Waxler. Basically, this bill will allow additional Visas to be set aside for foreign-trained nurses and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.mdimedical.com/blog/lukes-blog/0/0/hr-5924-the-emergency-nursing-supply-relief-act"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Urge Congress to Support HR 5924: Legislation to Address Nursing ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>allnurses: A Nursing Community for Nurses </name>
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In response, HR 5924 would: (1) set aside 20000 employment-based visas in each of the next three years for foreign-educated registered nurses and physical therapists; (2) provide funds to help US nursing schools expand the domestic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://allnurses.com/forums/f75/urge-congress-support-hr-5924-legislation-address-nursing-shortage-312459.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bills, Bills, Bills</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2381835</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mart&amp;#39;s Life Journal </name>
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Wexler (D-FL) introduced HR 5924. The legislation will lift retrogression for Schedule A workers (Registered Nurses and Physical Therapists). Visa quotas will be increased to 20000 per year for &amp;quot;Shortage Occupations.&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lifeofmart.blogspot.com/2008/06/bills-bills-bills.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Catching up with comments</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2381834</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Androcass </name>
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By the way, I recently received a comment from Anonymous asking my opinion of HR 5924. Since this was also alluded to, if indirectly, by mcfnord, I will give a somewhat abbreviated response. (For those without an encyclopedic knowledge ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://androcass.blogspot.com/2008/06/catching-up-with-comments.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 5924 Nursing Immigration Bill 2008 Hearing Today</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/commentary/2340763</id>
    <updated>2008-06-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Iwrote </name>
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Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International LawThursday June 12, the subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, refugees, border security, and international law will have a formal hearing on our ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://iwrote.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/hr-5924-nursing-immigration-bill-2008-hearing-today/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Immigration Relief for Nurses?: A Bill to Help RNs Obtain ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>John Valdez&amp;#39;s Legal Blog </name>
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HR 5924 would make an additional 20000 immigrant visas available for nurses and physical therapists. It would also attach a $1500 fee to the visa applications that would fund domestic RN education in the United States. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://johnvaldez.blogspeaks.com/2008/05/29/immigration-relief-for-nurses-a-bill-to-help-rns-obtain-permanent-residence/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US House proposes 20000 visas yearly for Nurse/Phy Ther.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-27:/commentary/2249449</id>
    <updated>2008-05-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>allnurses: A Nursing Community for Nurses </name>
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HR 5924 IH 110th CONGRESS2d Session HR 5924To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 29, 2008 Mr. WEXLER (for himself and Mr. SENSENBRENNER) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://allnurses.com/forums/f75/us-house-proposes-20-000-visas-yearly-nurse-phy-ther-306213.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 5924 Gaining Momentum</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-23:/commentary/2261935</id>
    <updated>2008-05-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 5924 is gaining a lot of steam. We&#226;&#8364;&#8482;re up to five named co-sponsors and HLG knows of two more House members who will co-sponsor but it hasn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t been made public yet. The named co-sponsors are: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hammondlawgroup.blogspot.com/2008/05/hr-5924-gaining-momentum_23.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Aha</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/commentary/2227065</id>
    <updated>2008-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Ahajokes The AHA and American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration Friday expressed support for HR 5924, legislation to alleviate the nation&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s growing shortage of nurses. In a letter to sponsors Reps. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://aha3.blogspot.com/2008/05/aha.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New immigrant visas for nurses proposed</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-18:/commentary/2213244</id>
    <updated>2008-05-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Filipino Nursing Herald </name>
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The proposal, HR 5924 or the Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, would waive the quota for these two occupations, also known as Schedule A jobs, up to 2011 but a maximum of 20000 visas can only be approved every year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nursingherald.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-immigrant-visas-for-nurses-proposed.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>June Visa Bulletin</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-13:/commentary/2198578</id>
    <updated>2008-05-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pinoy Nurse&amp;#39;s Community Place </name>
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HR 5924 seeks to lift retrogression for Schedule A workers. The Bill, if it becomes law, will set aside 20000 visas annually for healthcare workers. HR 5882 seeks to recapture unused visas from 1992 to 2007. These would be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thefilipinonurse.blogspot.com/2008/05/june-visa-bulletin.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>June 2008 Visa Bulletin Released; No Movement for EB3 Category</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/commentary/2198579</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pinoy RN </name>
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Meanwhile, despite the &amp;quot;not-so-good&amp;quot; news in the June 2008 Visa Bulletin, filipino nurses still have something to smile about with the recent introduction of HR 5924 which, among others, seeks to lift the current visa retrogression by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://filipinonurse.blogspot.com/2008/05/june-2008-visa-bulletin-released-no.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Full Text of HR 5924</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2161799</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The full text of HR 5924 has been published. To read a copy of the bill, go here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hammondlawgroup.blogspot.com/2008/05/full-text-of-hr-5924.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Nurse Visa and EB Relief Bills Introduced!!</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Visa Lawyer Blog </name>
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It is HR 5924, The key points of the legislation are:. 1. Lifting of retrogression for Schedule A workers - Any immigrant visa quotas or caps are waived for all visa applications filed for Shortage Occupations (Schedule A occupations: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2008/05/nurse_visa_and_eb_relief_bils.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 5924</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2165488</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>&#9734;&#34349;&#20024;&#26085;&#35352;&#9734; &#12316;&#12450;&#12513;&#12522;&#12459;&#30475;&#35703;&#24107;&#29983;... </name>
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4&#230;&#339;&#710;29&#230;&#8212;&#165;&#227;&#129;&#171;&#232;&#173;&#176;&#228;&#188;&#353;&#227;&#129;&#171;&#230;&#143;&#144;&#229;&#8225;&#186;&#227;&#129;&#8226;&#227;&#8218;&#338;&#227;&#129;&#376;&#227;&#129;&#8220;&#227;&#129;&#174;&#230;&#161;&#710;&#227;&#8364;&#8218; &#239;&#188;&#168;.R. 5924 To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. &#227;&#129;&#164;&#227;&#129;&#190;&#227;&#8218;&#352;&#228;&#184;&#187;&#227;&#129;&#171;&#231;&#339;&#8249;&#232;&#173;&#183;&#229;&#184;&#171;&#227;&#129;&#170;&#227;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ranmaru77.blog65.fc2.com/blog-entry-373.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Bills Introduced May Alleviate Retrogression</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NurseLaw - Philippines </name>
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On 4/29/2008, a final bill was introduced by Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL) that would provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States (HR 5924).&amp;quot; Of particular interest for Filipino nurses is HR 5924 (The Emergency ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nurselaw.multiply.com/journal/item/10/New_Bills_Introduced_May_Alleviate_Retrogression"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR Bill Proposes Additional Immigrant Visa Numbers for Nurses</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2147261</id>
    <updated>2008-05-02T20:52:14Z</updated>
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      <name> NAFTA TN Visa Lawyer Blog - NAFTA TN Lawyer - Brian D. Zuccaro - Buffalo, NY</name>
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 On April 29, 2008, Representative Robert Wexler introduced a final bill into the House of Representatives, the Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act ( ... &lt;strong class="keyword"&gt;H.R.5924&lt;/strong&gt;), which would provide 20,000 immigrant visas per year for Nu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.naftatnlawyer.com/nafta-tn-blog/2008/5/2/hr-bill-proposes-additional-immigrant-visa-numbers-for-nurse.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR Bill Proposed - Relief for Nurse Shortage</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/commentary/2142152</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Immigrations Solutions Blog </name>
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A bi-partisan Bill, HR 5924, was proposed in the House last night by Congressman Wexler (D/FL), co-sponsored by Congressman Sensenbrennar (R/WI). Coming out of the House that was totally preoccupied with enforcement last year &#226;&#8364;&#8220; this is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.immigrationsolution.net/immigration-solutions-blog/?p=17"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Visa Update</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/commentary/2142154</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Nursing Blog </name>
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Wexler (D-FL) introduced HR 5924. The legislation has not been published, but it is understood to include the following: It will lift retrogression for Schedule A workers (Registered Nurses and Physical Therapists). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thenursingblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/visa-update.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 5924 is live!</title>
    <link href="http://www.h1cap.com/2008/04/30/hr-5924-is-live/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/commentary/2134358</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>H-1 Cap Blog </name>
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It is HR 5924, and is co-sponsored by Rep. Sensenbrenner (R - WI). The Government Printing Office has not yet printed the legislation, but since the CTIHS has been instrumental in moving this bill, HLG is very familiar with the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.h1cap.com/2008/04/30/hr-5924-is-live/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 5924 is live!</title>
    <link href="http://hammondlawgroup.blogspot.com/2008/04/hr-5924-is-live.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/commentary/2142150</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HAMMOND LAW GROUP LLC </name>
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It is HR 5924, and is co-sponsored by Rep. Sensenbrenner (R - WI). The Government Printing Office has not yet printed the legislation, but since the CTIHS has been instrumental in moving this bill, HLG is very familiar with the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hammondlawgroup.blogspot.com/2008/04/hr-5924-is-live.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Immigration update</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/commentary/2142153</id>
    <updated>2008-04-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>&#32654;&#22269;&#25252;&#22763;RNurse </name>
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The AAFEN has just become aware that legislation (HR 5924) was introduced in the US House of Representatives to address retrogression for Schedule A workers (Registered Nurses and Physical Therapists). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://regnurse.blog.sohu.com/86139792.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 5924: To provide relief for the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-5924" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/commentary/2134359</id>
    <updated>2008-04-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by govtrack.us </name>
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Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL] introduced HR 5924: To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-5924"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 5924, To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5924.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/commentary/2142151</id>
    <updated>2008-04-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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HR 5924 would provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5924.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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