HR5199Referred to Committee
Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-09-08
Introduced
26
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Tracey Mann
Republican · KS · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (671 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/M000871
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (26)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Adrian Smith (R-NE-3)Original· 2025-09-08
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2)Original· 2025-09-08
- Chris Pappas (D-NH-1)Original· 2025-09-08
- Cleo Fields (D-LA-6)Original· 2025-09-08
- David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)Original· 2025-09-08
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)Original· 2025-09-08
- James R. Baird (R-IN-4)Original· 2025-09-08
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)Original· 2025-09-08
- Jim Costa (D-CA-21)Original· 2025-09-08
- John W. Mannion (D-NY-22)Original· 2025-09-08
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6)Original· 2025-09-08
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4)Original· 2025-09-08
- Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1)Original· 2025-09-08
- Shomari Figures (D-AL-2)· 2025-09-09
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2)· 2025-09-10
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-09-15
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2)· 2025-10-06
- Clay Higgins (R-LA-3)· 2025-10-17
- James C. Moylan (R-GU)· 2025-10-17
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)· 2025-12-18
- Don Bacon (R-NE-2)· 2026-03-16
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)· 2026-04-29
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)· 2026-05-11
Latest Action
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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.
2025-09-08
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-09-08
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-09-08
Previously
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-08
- Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-08
Plain-English Summary
This bill would expand the ability of physician assistants and nurse practitioners to work independently in rural areas, allowing them to provide more medical care without requiring a supervising doctor on-site. The change would help address doctor shortages in rural communities by letting these trained healthcare professionals take on more responsibility for patient care. This would primarily affect rural patients seeking medical services and healthcare providers working in areas where doctors are scarce.
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Health
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