CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Glenn Grothman (R-WI)

Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation Act

H.R. 9605 · House bill Education

A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 767.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill moves the responsibility of managing accreditation for foreign medical schools from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services. It transfers the specific advisory panel known as the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation over to the new department. The legislation also shifts associated personnel, funds, assets, and legal documents to the Department of Health and Human Services. Additionally, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget must ensure that this change does not result in a net increase in full-time federal employees. The bill is officially named the ``Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation Act'' and takes effect six months after enactment, though early implementation is allowed.

Yes

  • Scored +1

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill ensures no net increase in federal full-time equivalent employees, supporting modest bureaucratic efficiency.

  • Scored +1

    Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?

    Transferring functions without expanding overall federal headcounts promotes administrative efficiency.

  • Scored +1

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill clearly outlines agency transfers and requires OMB certification of compliance to congressional committees.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.

How the text last changed

Reported in House (11/5/2026), compared with Introduced in House. Each change is on the Text tab.

The newer version of the bill updates how existing legal documents, ongoing lawsuits, and administrative rules are handled when certain functions are transferred between government departments. Specifically, it adjusts the conditions for how previous orders and permits remain in effect, updates who is substituted as a party in certain lawsuits involving the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services, and changes a conjunction regarding which officers are subject to administrative and judicial review procedures. These updates affect legal and administrative continuity during the transition of duties between agencies, but they do not introduce new deadlines, money amounts, or coverage groups.