119th Congress
H.R. 5621
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Diana DeGette(D-CO)
- Introduced
- Sep 30, 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 (33)
Original cosponsors (1)
- H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
Added later (32)
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC) · Feb 10, 2026
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) · Feb 11, 2026
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · Feb 11, 2026
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) · Feb 11, 2026
- Don Bacon (R-NE) · Feb 20, 2026
- Josh Harder (D-CA) · Feb 20, 2026
- Angie Craig (D-MN) · Feb 24, 2026
- Mike Quigley (D-IL) · Mar 4, 2026
- Steve Cohen (D-TN) · Mar 4, 2026
- André Carson (D-IN) · Mar 5, 2026
- Paul Tonko (D-NY) · Mar 17, 2026
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC) · Mar 24, 2026
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL) · Apr 9, 2026
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · Apr 13, 2026
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ) · Apr 22, 2026
- Josh Riley (D-NY) · Apr 22, 2026
- Becca Balint (D-VT) · Apr 27, 2026
- Sharice Davids (D-KS) · Apr 27, 2026
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) · Apr 27, 2026
- Cleo Fields (D-LA) · Apr 29, 2026
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME) · May 11, 2026
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) · May 13, 2026
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL) · May 13, 2026
- Mark Pocan (D-WI) · May 20, 2026
- Sarah McBride (D-DE) · May 20, 2026
- James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA) · May 29, 2026
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI) · Jun 3, 2026
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) · Jun 10, 2026
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD) · Jun 15, 2026
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Jun 18, 2026
- Darren Soto (D-FL) · Sep 8, 2026
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) · Sep 24, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Sep 30, 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. - Sep 30, 2025
Introduced in House