Grants help immigrants become nurses and health workers.
H.R. 10708 — Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act of 2026 · Filed by Adam Smith (D-WA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lets the Department of Health and Human Services give money to groups. These groups help lawfully authorized immigrants become nurses or health workers. The money pays for school, training, tests, and English classes. The bill also lets these immigrants join the National Health Service Corps. They can get scholarships or help paying back loans.
Who it affects
Lawfully authorized immigrants who want to become nurses benefit from grants. States, local governments, tribes, and private groups can get the money. The public gains healthcare workers in areas that need them.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how much money will be spent. Congress will decide that later.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- lawfully authorized — allowed by law to live and work in the United States.
- National Health Service Corps — a federal program that places healthcare workers in areas that need them most.
- health workers — people who help patients, including nurses and other healthcare professionals.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,260 characters) on Oct 7, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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