Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7198 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7198 To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage areas, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2026 Mr. Bera (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage areas, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) According to the Bureau of Health Workforce, the United States faces a shortage of physicians. (2) A 2016 study entitled ``Supply and De…