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S.850: Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced April 5, 2017
- Latest Major Action April 5, 2017
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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- Introduced in Senate - April 5, 2017
Bill Summary
Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends title I (General Provisions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise institutional eligibility criteria for a foreign graduate medical school to participate in federal student aid programs. Current law requires a foreign graduate medical school to meet certain requirements—a minimum pass rate threshold on the medical licensing exam and a minimum percentage of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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April 5, 2017 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text as introduced in Senate: CR S2367-2368)
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April 5, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) |