S 2439 119th Congress Senate Health

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025

Introduced: July 24, 2025 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jul 24, 2025

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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025

This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for qualifying hospitals, including hospitals in rural areas and health professional shortage areas.

The bill provides for an additional increase of 2,000 positions per fiscal year from FY2027-FY2033; during this period, each hospital may receive up to 75 additional positions in total under the bill and current law.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on strategies to increase the diversity of the health professional workforce, including with respect to representation from rural, low-income, and minority communities.

What's happening now July 24, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Finance Committee
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Lobbying activity 84

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

CHARTWELL STRATEGY GROUP LLC
for GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · New York · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC.
for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS
for COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
for HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY
for SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026

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Cosponsors 14

Tuberville, Tommy

Alabama · Sep 30, 2025

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Jul 28, 2025

Kelly, Mark

Arizona · Jul 28, 2025

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Jul 24, 2025

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Jul 24, 2025

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Jul 24, 2025

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Jul 24, 2025

King, Angus S., Jr.

Maine · Jul 24, 2025

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Jul 24, 2025

Rosen, Jacky

Nevada · Jul 24, 2025

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Jul 24, 2025

Slotkin, Elissa

Michigan · Jul 24, 2025

Warnock, Raphael G.

Georgia · Jul 24, 2025

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Jul 24, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2439: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2439/

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"S. 2439: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2439/.

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S. 2439, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2439/.

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