# 119-hr-3018: Restoring Rights of Medical Residents Act

119-hr-3018, Restoring Rights of Medical Residents Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3018
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3018
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring Rights of Medical Residents Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Removes the antitrust exemption for graduate medical resident matching programs.** The bill would repeal Section 207 of the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 so graduate medical resident matching programs would be subject to federal antitrust law. It sets the effective date as the first March 18 after enactment. The bill’s only operative effect is repealing that exemption and specifying the date it takes effect.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medical residency matches lose lawsuit shield: mixed, low. This bill would repeal the special antitrust shield for medical residency match programs. Programs like the national residency match, hospitals, and schools could face antitrust lawsuits or government action. Graduate medical residents could have new ways to challenge coordinated pay or placement p…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-hr-3222: SMART Health Care Act
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1357: Susan Muffley Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3184: PFAS Alternatives Act
- 119-hr-10463: Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3018 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3018)

## Related
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
- [119-hr-3222: SMART Health Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3222)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1357: Susan Muffley Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1357)
- [119-hr-3184: PFAS Alternatives Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3184)
- [119-hr-10463: Combat Veterans Retirement Restoration Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10463)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3018 (as of 2025-12-21).