Bipartisan House Bill Introduced to Exempt Healthcare Workers from H-1B Fees
Published March 23, 2026
By AACOM Government Relations
Federal Policy OME Advocate
- On March 17, 2026, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) introduced the H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, H.R. 7961. The legislation exempts physicians and other healthcare workers, defined under the Affordable Care Act, from the new $100,000 fee for H-1B petitions that was created by the president last September.
- The bill also prohibits new fees from being imposed on existing H-1B workers in such professions. Other lead sponsors of the legislation include Reps. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY). Learn more.