U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10707: Internationally Trained Physicians Assistance Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title; finding (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Internationally Trained Physicians Assistance Act of 2026 . (b) Finding Congress finds that several States have implemented alternative pathways to licensure for internationally trained physicians to address health workforce shortages and improve access to care in underserved communities. I Incentivizing States to allow transitional practice by international medical graduates SECTION 101. Grants (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services may award grants to States to develop and implement and to build upon existing programs providing for State-led alternative pathways to licensure that enable internationally trained physicians to contribute to patient care while completing steps 1, 2, and 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination. Such programs may allow such physicians to practice medicine under the supervision of a fully licensed physician for a duration determined by the State. (b) Definition In this section: (1) The term eligible internationally trained physician means an individual who-- (A) graduated from a school of medicine outside of the United States or Canada; and (B) is-- (i) lawfully admitted for permanent residence; (ii) admitted as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( …
Sponsors
- Adam Smith (D, HD-WA-9) · primary sponsor
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, HD-008)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10707?
- HB10707 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Internationally Trained Physicians Assistance Act of 2026.
- What does HB10707 do?
- In its own words: To address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10707?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10707?
- Adam Smith (D, HD-WA-9), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10707?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10707
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