S.Amdt. 5785

SA 5785. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill S.
2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res.
33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the amendment, add the following:

SEC. 204. EXCEPTION TO NON-PROCESSING RELATED FEE FOR H-1B
NONIMMIGRANTS WHO WILL BE HEALTH CARE WORKERS.

In addition to the exceptions set forth in section 1(c) of
the Presidential Proclamation 10973 (90 Fed. Reg. 46027;
relating to restriction on entry of certain nonimmigrant
workers), which was issued on September 19, 2025, petitions
filed on behalf of aliens entering the United States as
nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) to perform health care services as
health care workers in the United

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States shall not be required to be accompanied or
supplemented by the payment of $100,000 otherwise required
under section 1(a) of such Proclamation.
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