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S 1374 114th Congress Senate

Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the United States and Canada.

Introduced: May 19, 2015 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3301-3302; text of measure as introduced: CR S3063-3064)
May 19, 2015
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 Latest action May 19, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3301-3302; text of measure as introduced: CR S3063-3064)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2015

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require all foreign medical schools to meet minimum requirements for percentage of foreign students and for percentage of students passing exams administered by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates in order for students to be eligible for William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans. (Currently, the Department of Education may establish alternative standards and certain clinical training programs are grandfathered.)

Students continue to be eligible for a loan if, on the date of enactment of this Act, they are enrolled in a foreign medical school that loses eligibility as a result of this Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2417 Related bill Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2015
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 19, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1374: Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1374/
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"S. 1374: Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1374/.
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S. 1374, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1374/.
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