U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5612: GME Transparency Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals receiving payment for direct graduate medical education costs under the Medicare program to report information with respect to the citizenship status of residents in an approved medical residency training program.
What the bill says
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals receiving payment for direct graduate medical education costs under the Medicare program to report information with respect to the citizenship status of residents in an approved medical residency training program.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals receiving payment for direct graduate medical education costs under the Medicare program to report information with respect to the citizenship status of residents in an approved medical residency training program. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GME Transparency Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Requiring hospitals receiving payment for direct graduate medical education costs under Medicare to report on citizenship status of residents (a) In general Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h) ) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (5)(A), by adding at the end the following new and (2) by adding at the end the following new CMS report (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year (beginning with the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this paragraph), a hospital receiving payment under this subsection for direct graduate medical education costs shall submit to the Secretary such deidentified information with respect to residents enrolled in an approved medical residency training program of the hospital as the Secretary determines necessary for purposes of the report required under subparagraph (B) . (B) Report to Congress Not later than 270 days after the end of each …
Sponsors
- Moody, Ashley (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is SB5612?
- SB5612 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): GME Transparency Act of 2026.
- What does SB5612 do?
- In its own words: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals receiving payment for direct graduate medical education costs under the Medicare program to report information with respect to the citizenship status of residents in an approved medical residency training program.
- What is the status of SB5612?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5612?
- Moody, Ashley (R).
- Where is the official record for SB5612?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5612
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