Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8943
Our Doctors First Act of 2026
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Introduced 2026-05-20Topic: health care · immigration · higher educationSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would change Medicare rules so that hospitals and certain non-hospital providers could no longer receive Medicare graduate medical education payments for interns or residents who are not U.S. citizens or nationals. The change would apply to both direct and indirect medical education payments, starting about one year after the bill becomes law. A hospital or provider that knowingly counts non-citizen residents for payment would face a penalty of 25 percent of the related payment the first time and $1,000,000 the second time. A third violation would bar it from these payments for 5 years, and later violations would bar it for 10 years.
Sponsors
- W. Gregory Steube Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2026-05-20 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2026-05-20 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-05-20 | Introduced in House | introduce |