Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025
Sponsor
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Cosponsors (27)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9)Original· 2025-09-30
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2)· 2026-02-10
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6)· 2026-02-11
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2026-02-11
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37)· 2026-02-11
- Don Bacon (R-NE-2)· 2026-02-20
- Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2026-02-20
- Angie Craig (D-MN-2)· 2026-02-24
- Mike Quigley (D-IL-5)· 2026-03-04
- Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)· 2026-03-04
- André Carson (D-IN-7)· 2026-03-05
- Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)· 2026-03-17
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2026-03-24
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1)· 2026-04-09
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2026-04-13
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4)· 2026-04-22
- Josh Riley (D-NY-19)· 2026-04-22
- Becca Balint (D-VT)· 2026-04-27
- Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)· 2026-04-27
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3)· 2026-04-27
- Cleo Fields (D-LA-6)· 2026-04-29
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)· 2026-05-11
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7)· 2026-05-13
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)· 2026-05-13
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
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.
2025-09-30
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-09-30
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-09-30
Previously
- Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-30
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-30
Plain-English Summary
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.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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