{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-4731","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":4731,"title":"Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-07-23","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001185","fullName":"Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]","party":"D","state":"AL","district":7}],"cosponsorsCount":113,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-07-23","text":"Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-07-23","text":"Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-23","text":"Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-23","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of </strong><strong>2025</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-15T08:05:49Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":346,"ts":"2026-04-15T20:39:41.985Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Resident%20Physician%20Shortage%20Reduction%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}