119th Congress
H.R. 4002
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Beth Van Duyne(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Jun 12, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (12)
Original cosponsors (9)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Neal P. Dunn (R-FL)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Rudy Yakym III (R-IN)
Added later (3)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR) · Sep 11, 2025
- Brandon Gill (R-TX) · Dec 17, 2025
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO) · Mar 5, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025
This bill repeals provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that limit, for purposes of Medicare participation, self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jun 12, 2025 · 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. - Jun 12, 2025
Introduced in House