119th Congress Health
H.R. 5621: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill expands certain health professional programs and Medicare covered services to include physical therapists.
Specifically, the bill expands the National Health Service Corps to include physical therapists and provides for the designation of specific health professional target areas for physical therapists under the program. The bill also expands covered services of rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers under Medicare to include physical therapy services.
The bill increases funds for FY2025 for the corps and requires a certain amount of funds to be used for student loan repayments for participating physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- H. Griffith R-VAOriginal
- Deborah Ross D-NC
- Lloyd Doggett D-TX
- Chrissy Houlahan D-PA
- Eleanor Norton D-DC
- Don Bacon R-NE
- Josh Harder D-CA
- Angie Craig D-MN
- Steve Cohen D-TN
- Mike Quigley D-IL
- André Carson D-IN
- Paul Tonko D-NY
- Donald Davis D-NC
- Jonathan Jackson D-IL
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJ
- Josh Riley D-NY
- Greg Stanton D-AZ
- Yassamin Ansari D-AZ
- Becca Balint D-VT
- Sharice Davids D-KS
- Cleo Fields D-LA
- Chellie Pingree D-ME
- Adelita Grijalva D-AZ
- Eric Sorensen D-IL
- Sarah McBride D-DE
- Mark Pocan D-WI
- James Walkinshaw D-VA
- Debbie Dingell D-MI
- Suzan DelBene D-WA
- Dusty Johnson R-SD
- Eugene Vindman D-VA
- Darren Soto D-FL
- Janice Schakowsky D-IL
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- 1Diana DeGette SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Diana DeGette.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.