United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

S 5012 — Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 16, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill aims to support the return of healthcare workers to the industry.

This legislation focuses on encouraging healthcare professionals to return to work in the healthcare sector. It proposes measures to ease their transition back into the workforce.

What this means for you
  • Healthcare: This means more healthcare professionals may return to the industry, improving access to care.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

1 section in 1 law

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-121).

Public health service · 42 U.S.C. ch. 6A Amends the act as a whole

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

545 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

healthcare labor health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 5012?
S 5012 is sponsored by Kaine, Tim (Democratic) and Murkowski, Lisa (Republican).
What is the current status of S 5012?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 16, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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