US Congress House Bill 3903 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the exemption of certain foreign medical schools from the prohibition on foreign medical schools participating in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program, unless: at least 60% of those enrolled in, and at least 60% of the graduates of, the foreign medical school during the preceding year were not citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States or were not in the United States with the intention of becoming citizens or permanent residents; and at least 75% of students or graduates of the medical school located outside the United States or Canada who took the examinations administered by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates in the preceding year received a passing score. Preserves the Direct Loan eligibility of students who were enrolled at schools excepted from that prohibition on or before the date of this Act's enactment.

Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2014

Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]

Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]

Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2014-01-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

SB1822 (Related) 2013-12-17 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8907)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3903/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3903/BILLS-113hr3903ih.pdf