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119th Congress

H.R. 4731

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Terri A. Sewell(D-AL)
Introduced
Jul 23, 2025
Policy area
Health
Committees
House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (137)

Original cosponsors (1)

Added later (136)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for qualifying hospitals, including hospitals in rural areas and health professional shortage areas. The bill provides for an additional increase of 2,000 positions per fiscal year from FY2026-FY2032; during this period, each hospital may receive up to 75 additional positions in total under the bill and current law. Additionally, one-third of the positions that are made available under the bill must be allocated to hospitals that are already operating above applicable resident limits. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on strategies to increase the diversity of the health professional workforce, including with respect to representation from rural, low-income, and minority communities.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

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