# 117-hr-8850: FAIR Act

117-hr-8850, FAIR Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8850
- Congress: 117
- Title: FAIR Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fair Access In Residency Act or the FAIR Act This bill requires hospitals to certify that they accept residency applications from both osteopathic and allopathic medical schools and to disclose the number of applicants and acceptances from each type of program in order to receive graduate medical education payments under Medicare.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2022-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2022-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8850 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8850)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8850 (as of 2025-11-18).