H.R. 751 118th Congress House

FAIR Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require as a condition of satisfying the definition of an approved medical residency training program for pu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require as a condition of satisfying the definition of an approved medical residency training program for purposes of payments under Medicare for costs related to graduate medical education for hospitals operating such a program to submit information to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in the residency application and review process, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 2, 2023 Introduced by: Diana Harshbarger Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Became law

Dec 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 10, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 2, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 2, 2023

Introduced in House

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Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Access In Residency Act or the FAIR Act

This bill requires hospitals to certify that they accept residency applications from both osteopathic and allopathic medical schools and to disclose the number of applicants and acceptances from each type of program in order to receive graduate medical education payments under Medicare.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

VENABLE LLP
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE · Maryland · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
VENABLE LLP
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
VENABLE LLP
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE · Maryland · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
VENABLE LLP
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
VENABLE LLP
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE · Maryland · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
5 filings
SENATE
5 filings

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Cosponsors 16