Advocacy News Archives

Legislative activity surged across all 50 states in the first half of 2025, and FSMB’s Advocacy team has been closely monitoring the momentum.

On July 4, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) was signed into law by President Trump.

In the last week, two states, Texas and Rhode Island, enacted additional pathway legislation for internationally-trained physicians (ITPs).

This week, Senators Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tammy Baldwin, (D-WI), Markwayne Mullin, (R-OK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and JohnHickenlooper

The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (H.R. _), was reintroduced by Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on June 10.

On June 5, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Principal Deputy Director Matthew Memoli announced at the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI)’s

On May 22, House Republicans’ much discussed budget reconciliation bill, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), passed the House by a vote of 215-214-1 vote, and now it heads across the Capitol

On May 15, the State Medical Board of Ohio, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, and the Ohio Board of Nursing released a joint statement regarding retail IV therapy clinics.

On May 12, a federal judge in the U.S.D.C. for the District of New Jersey dismissed a challenge (MacDonald v. Sabando) from two out-of-state physicians contesting New Jersey law (NJ Rev Stat

Our Advocacy team is actively seeking additional co-sponsors for the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act (H.R. 2332/S. 1101).