To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit payments for graduate medical education costs attributable to individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States under the Medicare program.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8943 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8943 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit payments for graduate medical education costs attributable to individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States under the Medicare program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2026 Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit payments for graduate medical education costs attributable to individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States under the Medicare program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Our Doctors First Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITING FEDERALLY-FUNDED GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR NON-CITIZENS UNDER MEDICARE. (a) Hospital Payments for Direct Graduate Medical Education Costs.--Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, subject to paragraph (11)'' after ``of this subsection''; (2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(L) Non-citizen residents.--Such rules shall provide that, effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, an individual shall not be counted as a resident unless such individual i