S3757-119

In Committee

Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Feb 2, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Government Operations, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2026.
  • Section idCA6C46EF942B4BEC8DF12BC0B2D90E17: 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to establish consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside of the United States and...
  • Section id7161F1E7149E4BA8A5F63991622157BE: 3. Findings Congress finds the following: Three for-profit schools in the Caribbean have historically received nearly ¾ of all Federal funding under title IV...
  • Section id602c4cb4d9b949e7bd8946e577f01ddb: 4. Repeal grandfather provisions Section 102(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(2)) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking...
  • Section idF495312E0EC54309B2E320C13D5F329A: 5. Loss of eligibility If a graduate medical school loses eligibility to participate in the loan programs under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Government Operations, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Government Operations Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 2, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 2, 2026

Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Government Operations Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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