# 119-hr-9605: Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation Act

119-hr-9605, Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9605
- Congress: 119
- Title: Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**Would shift the advisory authority on foreign medical school accreditation from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services.** It moves the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation into an HHS office and allows the committee's staff, records, contracts, and related unspent funds to transfer to HHS.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Shift foreign medical accreditation to HHS: mixed, low. This bill would move authority over the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation from the Education Department to Health and Human Services. It would transfer staff, contracts, records, liabilities, and unspent funds to HHS. Unspent funds would have to be used only for thei…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9605 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9605)

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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9605 (as of 2026-09-24).