,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #e1 #bjbj,mr4   
,harder of ,california 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 and ,mr4 ,costa7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
extend the period of authorized stay for
 certain alien health care workers      
during the ,,covid-#ai emergency period1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,health ,care ,workforce ,protection    
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,extension of       
authorized stay for certain alien health
 care workers during ,,covid-#ai        
emergency period  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
extend the period of authorized stay for
 a covered alien healthcare worker until
 a date that is not earlier than the    
date that is #fj days after the end of  
the emergency period described in       

subparagraph 7,b7 of section            
#aace7;g77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g77#a774
  7b7 ,covered alien healthcare worker  
,the term covered alien healthcare      
worker means an alien-- 7#a7 who was    
admitted to the ,united ,states under   
section #aja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b7 to     
perform services as a health care       
worker2  7#b7 who was serving in such   
capacity in the ,united ,states for any 
period of time during the emergency     
period described in subsection 7a72 and 
7#c7 whose employment or work contract  
described in paragraph 7#b7 was         
terminated during such period1 except in
 the case that such employment or       
contract was terminated for cause4