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US SB3757

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Richard Durbin

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Eliminates grandfather exemptions that allowed three for-profit Caribbean medical schools to receive nearly three-quarters of all federal Title IV funding going to foreign graduate medical schools without meeting standard eligibility requirements

  • Requires all foreign graduate medical schools to meet uniform standards: at least 60% of enrolled students and graduates must be non-U.S. persons, and at least 75% of students/graduates must pass Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates examinations

  • Grandfather exemption authority expires on the first July 1 following enactment of the Act

  • Provides transition protection for currently enrolled students at schools losing eligibility, allowing them to continue receiving federal loans until withdrawal, program completion, or the fourth June 30 after eligibility loss

  • Congressional findings cite for-profit Caribbean schools' attrition rates reaching 30% (versus 3.2% at U.S. schools) and 2025 residency match rates of 67.8% for foreign graduates compared to 93.5% for U.S. allopathic graduates

Legislative Description

Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2026

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S443)

2/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions2/2/2026

Full Bill Text

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