Bill · H.R. 8942· House(119-HR-8942)
GME Transparency Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 5/20/2026
- Last activity
- 5/20/2026 — 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.
- Sponsored by
- W. Steube
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The GME Transparency Act of 2026 aims to amend the Social Security Act regarding hospital payments for graduate medical education. It requires hospitals that receive Medicare payments for direct graduate medical education costs to report citizenship information for residents in approved training programs. These hospitals must submit deidentified information to the Secretary within 180 days of the end of each fiscal year. The Secretary is then tasked with submitting a report to Congress that includes specific data on resident status, such as citizenship or various legal statuses, disaggregated by State. Failure to submit this information would result in the exclusion of the hospital's residency or postgraduate medical training program from the term defined in the Act.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill requires the Secretary to submit a standardized report to Congress regarding the citizenship status of medical residents.
The opposite· 3 of 6
Would immigrants be better off under this?-2
The bill mandates the tracking and reporting of the legal and citizenship status of foreign-born medical residents.
Would students be better off under this?-2
Medical residents may face instability if their training programs lose Medicare funding due to hospital reporting failures.
Does this put more money into Medicare, the health coverage for people over 65?-2
The bill creates a mechanism where hospitals could lose access to Medicare payments for residency programs due to non-compliance with reporting rules.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased transparency via Congressional reporting: The Secretary is required to submit a report to Congress that provides the number and percentage of residents categorized by their specific status, such as citizens or those lawfully present, which is disaggregated by State (Section 2(a)(2)(B)).
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Standardization of data collection: The Secretary will provide a standardized reporting form to hospitals to assist with the required information submission (Section 2(a)(2)(C)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Risk of losing Medicare payments for training programs: If a hospital does not submit the required information regarding resident citizenship status to the Secretary, its residency or other postgraduate medical training programs will not be included in the defined term for receiving payment under the Social Security Act (Section 2(a)(1)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Immigrants-2Good For Students-2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5Improves Privacy Rights-1
- Healthcare
- Increases Medicare Funding-2Improves Healthcare Access-1
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending-2
- 5/20/2026
- 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.
- Introduced in House