Restoring Rights of Medical Residents Act

Bill: 118-hr-2858
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2023-04-25
Policy area: Commerce
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Restoring Rights of Medical Residents Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals the antitrust exemption for graduate medical resident matching programs.</p> <p>Currently, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), a private, nonprofit organization, generally matches graduate medical students with residency positions. In 2002, a lawsuit alleged that the NRMP violated federal antitrust laws. The Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 established the antitrust exemption for such programs and the lawsuit was subsequently dismissed.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2858 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2023 Mrs. Spartz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 to repeal the antitrust exemption applicable to graduate medical resident matching programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Rights of Medical Residents Act . 2. Repealer Section 207 of the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 ( 15 U.S.C. 37B ) is repealed. 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on the March 18 that 1st occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act.