H.R. 5621

119th Congress

In Committee

Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025

Sponsored byDemocrat:Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]CO· Introduced 30 September 2025
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31

Cosponsors

4

Actions

0

Amendments

2

Committees

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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.

30 September 2025·9 months ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 15 January 2026

Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025

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.

 

Timeline

4 actions

  1. 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.

    30 September 2025 · IntroReferral

  2. 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.

    30 September 2025 · IntroReferral

  3. Introduced in House

    30 September 2025 · IntroReferral

  4. Introduced in House

    30 September 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

31 cosponsors

Sponsor

Democrat:Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]CO

Cosponsors

  • Democrat2890%
  • Republican310%

Classification

Policy area

Health

Committees

2

  • Energy and Commerce Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To30 Sept 2025

  • Ways and Means Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To30 Sept 2025

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 1 on 30 September 2025 to 31 on 18 June 2026.

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