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HR 614 101th Congress House Health Discrimination Federal aid to medical education Federally-guaranteed loans Foreign-trained physicians Interest Licenses Standards Subsidies

Equal Opportunity for Medical Licensure and Reciprocity Act of 1989

Introduced: January 24, 1989 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan 24, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 24, 1989
Introduced in House
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Equal Opportunity for Medical Licensure and Reciprocity Act of 1989 - Prohibits discrimination against any person who graduated from a medical school outside the United States and who is a licensed physician in the United States: (1) in equal access to practice medicine within any U.S. jurisdiction; (2) by law, regulation, policy, or requirements; and (3) by conditions or requirements which differ from the conditions or requirements as applied to graduates of U.S. medical schools. Applies the prohibition to any medical specialty as well as to the general practice of medicine.

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from making a grant, loan guarantee, or interest subsidy to, or for the benefit of, any school of medicine, unless the application contains assurances that the school will not discriminate against a graduate of a non-U.S. medical school.

Requires States to adopt medical licensure and medical reciprocity standards which provide equal opportunity to any graduate of a non-U.S. medical school, as compared to any graduate of a U.S. medical school, provided the non-U.S. medical school graduate has completed the U.S. postgraduate training and obtained a license to practice medicine in any U.S. State.

What's happening now February 6, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 614: Equal Opportunity for Medical Licensure and Reciprocity Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-614/
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"H.R. 614: Equal Opportunity for Medical Licensure and Reciprocity Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-614/.
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