S. 5012: Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act

Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)

Congress: 119

Date Introduced: July 16, 2026

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (July 16, 2026)

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Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act

While primarily focused on the domestic workforce, this bill has provisions that aim to integrate permanent residents, refugees, and asylees into the American healthcare workforce.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) (July 16, 2026)

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