H.R.5924 - Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act

To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act as introduced.

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01/06/09
HAMMOND LAW GROUP LLC: New Year News

There has been some talk of extending these bills and including smaller immigration legislation to the extensions, perhaps even last year’s HR 5924. - Economic conditions. With the US economy in a tailspin, it remains to be seen if ...

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12/31/08
November 2008 Nurse Licensure Examination Results - Pinoy R.N. ...

HR 5924 Filed in U.S. Congress; Seeks lifting of Nurse Visa Retrogression Among Others Pinoy R.N. Launches Ward Class -- Online Resource for Student Nurses CHED Revises Nursing Curriculum; Adds Two New Nursing Subjects ...

Source: Pinoy RN
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12/31/08
Visa International Technical Articles: SHUSTERMAN'S IMMIGRATION ...

Then, there is H.R. 5924, the Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, which was introduced in the House on April 29 and which was the subject of a legislative hearing on June 12. The bill would allow 20000 registered nurses and physical ...

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12/23/08
HAMMOND LAW GROUP LLC: Happy Holidays!

Make your voice heard · HLG Comments on OPT rules · June MMM Published · USCIS to resume Premium Proccessing for I-140s · July VB Released · The tortise continues down the path · Back to DC · ► May (5).

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12/18/08
An exciting news

Congress may again provide for additional visa numbers for nurses: HR 5924 , entitled the “Emergency Nursing Supply Relief,” is current under review by the House’s immigration subcommittee.

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12/17/08
The Nursing Visa Bulletin of January 2009 | Nursepod: Nursing News ...

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12/15/08
The Obama Government Faces an Uphill Battle on Immigration ...

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12/11/08
USCIS Ombudsman Recommends Expediting Nurse Applications - NAFTA ...

Congress may again provide for additional visa numbers for nurses: H.R. 5924, entitled the “Emergency Nursing Supply Relief,” is current under review by the House’s immigration subcommittee. Author Brian D. Zuccaro, Esq. | in Category ...

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12/03/08
New immigration bill challenges foreigners to ‘earn’ citizenship ...

Woolas Criticises Immigration Lawyers · The path to citizenship green paper · HR 5924 Nursing Immigration Bill 2008 Hearing Today · Economy is Gov’s ’priority’. This entry was posted on December 3, 2008 at 3:20 pm and is

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11/18/08
Free Mind and Speech: LORMA Polls Oct . 9, 2008

Nurses' immigration bill, HR 5924, moves up to full committee voting - The proposed immigration bill for nurses and physical therapist, or HR 5924, has been reported to be out of the subcommittee level in the US House of Repre. ...

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11/10/08
Urge Congress to Support HR 5924: Legislation to Address Nursing ...

travel health insurance Global medical, travel, and life insurance for individuals, business travelers, expatriates, and students.Provides supplemental health insurance to employers and individuals, and life and travel insurance to ...

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10/13/08
GlobeGazette.com

As for H.R. 5924 this effort to increase the number of employer-sponsored visas to address a supposed nursing shortage ignores the facts on the ground. My understanding is that nursing schools have giant backlogs of students who want to ...

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10/10/08
Nursing Shortage Creates Ethical Dilemma

WashingtonWatch.com - HR 5924, The Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act But let us bear in mind that the consequence of a nursing shortage is death. Karen ... The ethical dilemma does not exist in all countries. ...

Source: Romeo
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10/07/08
HR-5924 Rest in Peace

The House Resolution died a natural death whereby it would no longer be able to sustain any significance. Time is so crucial but the US congress is more concerned on economic salvation than immigration freebies. ...

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10/07/08
hr 6020 : armed forces amnesty for illegal aliens ;

lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of these visas in the future. hr 5924, sponsored by representative wexler (d-fl) would provide 20000 employment-based visas per year for three years specifically for nurses : ...

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10/01/08
HR-5924 Rest in Peace

The House Resolution died a natural death whereby it would no longer be able to sustain any significance. Time is so crucial but the US congress is more concerned on economic salvation than immigration freebies. ...

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09/30/08
Plain and Real!: Olivine's Coping Up with Killer Stress

British Columbia - 160000 Job Opening · Philippine Nursing Seminars & Trainings Source · GOOD SITE FOR IV TRAININGS PHILIPPINES · Filipino Nursing Herald · Nurses' immigration bill, HR 5924, moves up to full committee vo

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09/30/08
the number of foreign-educated nurses in the US

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law on Friday voted through the Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act (HR 5924). The legislation would set aside 20000 ...

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09/28/08
trackitt: HR 5882

Continued Committee Markup of: H.R. 6598, H.R. 5882, H.R. 5924, H.R. 5950, and To consider: a resolution and report recommending to the Hous of Representatives that Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey be cited for contempt of Congress ...

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09/25/08
Help For Nursing Shortage from H.R.5924

For hospitals struggling with vacant nursing positions and no candidates to fill them the option of hiring international nurses may provide the cure. However the immigration process is long and work visas have limitations. The Emergency Nursing Supply Reli

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09/23/08
Open Question: I’m new to economics - will there be a worker ...

The House Judiciary Committee will take up two foreign-worker bills today: HR 5882, which would add an additional 550000 permanent green cards; and HR 5924, which would add 20000 additional foreign nurses per year for three years (plus ...

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09/22/08
Vote Back On

The latest news is that on Tuesday September 23, the House Judiciary Committee expects to take up the twice-delayed HR 5924, along with other related immigration legislation. Even if the HJC passes the measure, it still needs to be ...

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09/21/08
Are Evangelicals and Catholics Going Their Separate Ways? - Steven ...

The Judiciary Committee today did not take up H.R. 5882, which would add an additional 550000 permanent green cards next year, and H.R. 5924, which would add 20000 additional foreign nurses per year for three years (plus their families) ...

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09/21/08
Alex Brown Horseracing: Following Barbaro's Legacy :: News ...

Continued Committee Markup of: H.R. 6598, H.R. 5882, H.R. 5924, H.R. 5950, and. To consider: a resolution and report recommending to the Hous of Representatives that Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey be cited for contempt of Congress ...

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09/20/08
Retrogression: Still delay in decision?

Listed in the agenda is the mark up of several visa recapture bills including HR 5924 and HR 5882. Both bills will have a major impact in the backlog reduction, if not, effective lifting of the lingering visa retrogression should it get ...

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09/20/08
McCain Will Win If He Takes on Illegal Immigration « FOX Forum ...

The House Judiciary Committee will take up two foreign-worker bills today: H.R. 5882, which would add an additional 550000 permanent green cards; and H.R. 5924, which would add 20000 additional foreign nurses per year for three years ...

Source: FOX Forum
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09/20/08
Americans Need Jobs -- Not Foreign Workers - SignOnSanDiego Forums

The House Judiciary Committee yesterday postponed consideration of bills containing massive foreign worker increases (H.R. 5882 and H.R. 5924) after debate stalled during the amendment process on the armed forces amnesty bill (H.R. ...

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09/19/08
AHA, ASHHRA back Emergency Nurse Supply Relief Act

The AHA and American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA) recently expressed support for HR 5924, a bill to alleviate the growing shortage of nurses. In a letter to the bill’s sponsors, Reps. ...

Source: Top Nursing
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09/19/08
| 09.19.08 | Supreme Court to consider 'pre-emption' for drug ...

This House of Representatives has before it HR5924, the "Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act" which will enable qualified nurses to move to America as well as provide a fund to help "grow our own." The Act is important because nurses ..

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09/18/08
Illfated Bills HR 5924 and HR 5882

It so happen that more delays and more filibustering among anti-immigration sponsored Congressmen are giving HR 5924 and HR 5882 a run on its last leg. The House will have their election recess on the 26th. Therefore, it is impossible ...

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