H.R. 7198
119th Congress
House
Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage areas, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
- Treasury, Dept of
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7198: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7198/
"H.R. 7198: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7198/.
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