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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 19, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the admission of nonimmigrant nurses (H-1C visa) in health professional shortage areas to: (1) permit a one-time three-year extension of admission, and (2) reduce the maximum number of such visas per fiscal year to 300.
Authorizes such nonimmigrant alien to accept new employment as a registered nurse at any facility which qualifies for the H-1C program upon a prospective employer's filing of a new petition.
Continues employment authorization until adjudication of a new petition. Terminates such authorization if a petition is denied.
Requires such nonimmigrant alien: (1) to have been lawfully admitted to the United States; (2) to have not been employed without authorization since admission; and (3) to have had a prospective employer file a petition for new employment before the date of expiration of the authorized period of stay, except that if the alien is terminated or laid off by his or her employer such new employment petition shall be filed during the ensuing 45-day period.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1933 as passed House amended on Aug 1, 2011. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Aug 1, 2011
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas
Passed · Two-thirds required
407 Yea 17 Nay 8 not voting
Crossed both parties 17 of 424 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat, 16 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
432 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1933 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 1933 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
21 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.