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Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019
Legislative Progress
Introduced
December 16, 2019
Latest Action
December 16, 2019
Primary Sponsor
Richard J. DurbinDemocratic(IL)
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Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 This bill revises the institutional eligibility criteria for a foreign graduate medical school to participate in federal student aid programs. Specifically, this bill requires all foreign graduate medical schools to meet the same minimum requirements to participate in the programs.
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Filing registrants (3)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act Reauthorization Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan Program Interest Rate Caps Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 (H.R. 103/S. 3058) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 1554) Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act (H.R. 3418) COVID-19 impact on health professions education COVID-19 impact on osteopathic medical education Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act (H.R. 6720) Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020 (H.R. 6699) COVID-focused liability protections for colleges of osteopathic medicine in COVID-19 stimulus Extended suspension of student loan payments for frontline healthcare professionals
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S7057)
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act Reauthorization Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan Program Interest Rate Caps Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 (H.R. 103/S. 3058) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 1554) Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act (H.R. 3418) COVID-19 impact on health professions education COVID-19 impact on osteopathic medical education CARES Act implementation and osteopathic medical education Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act (H.R. 6720) Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020 (H.R. 6699) COVID-focused liability protections for colleges of osteopathic medicine in COVID-19 stimulus
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act Reauthorization Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan Program Interest Rate Caps Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 (H.R. 103/S. 3058) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 1554) Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act (H.R. 3418) Gainful Employment COVID-19 impact on health professions education Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act (H.R. 6720) Opportunities for Heroes Act of 2020 (H.R. 6699) CARES Act implementation and osteopathic medical education Distance education and innovation proposed rule
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act Reauthorization Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan Program Interest Rate Caps Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 (H.R. 103/S. 3058) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 1554) Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act (H.R. 3418) Gainful Employment COVID-19 impact on health professions education
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R. 4674, College Affordability Act S. 2557, Student Aid Improvement Act Presidents Budget Request, FY 2020 Department of Education Higher Education Act reauthorization proposal P.L. 116-91, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act Issues: Oppose cuts to graduate/professional student loan and repayment plans, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and elimination of GradPLUS loans. Issue: Support a change to the Department of Education Financial Aid Handbook redefining academic year for medical student loan disbursements. Issue: Support single accreditation system for graduate medical education Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the impact of medical education debt on career decisions like specialty choice. Issue: Oppose efforts for expeditated approval of information collection request regarding foreign gifts and contracts to institutions of higher education H.R.103, S. 3058, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 Issue: Support transparency for all international medical schools. H.R. 3418, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act Issue: Support the reinstatement of federal direct Stafford loans to graduate and professional students P.L. 116-92, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Division A Issue: Oppose presidents budget proposal to realign or reduce military medical manning positions, or medical billets.
Client expense: $1,137,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act Reauthorization Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan Program Interest Rate Caps Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 (H.R. 103 / S. 3058) Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 1554) Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act (H.R. 3418) Gainful Employment
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Education
Reauthorization of Higher Education Act; Title IV Programs of the Higher Education Act; H.R. 103 - the Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4674, The College Affordability Act (Reauthorization of Higher Education Act; H.R. 103/S. 3058, the Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4724, Students Not Profits Act of 2019.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE