S 135
107th Congress
Senate
Health
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to medical education
Higher education
Hospitals
Medical residents
Medicare
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Social Welfare
Teaching hospitals
Direct Graduate Medical Education Improvement Act of 2001
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S410)
Jan 22, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S409-410)
Jan 22, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Direct Graduate Medical Education Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to establish a floor for the locality adjusted national average per resident amount of direct graduate medical education (DGME) payments during FY 2003 through 2006.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S410)
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 135: Direct Graduate Medical Education Improvement Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-135/
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