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H.R. 5621 · 119th Congress

Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025

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IntroducedSep 30, 2025
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What it does

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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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Sep 30, 2025).

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  1. 2025-09-30Referred 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.House floor actions
  2. 2025-09-30Referred 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.House floor actions
  3. 2025-09-30Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
  4. 2025-09-30Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

  • Rep. Yassamin Ansari D-AZ-3
  • Rep. Don Bacon R-NE-2
  • Rep. Becca Balint D-VT-At Large
  • Rep. André Carson D-IN-7
  • Rep. Steve Cohen D-TN-9
  • Rep. Angie Craig D-MN-2
  • Rep. Sharice Davids D-KS-3
  • Rep. Donald G. Davis D-NC-1
  • Rep. Suzan K. DelBene D-WA-1
  • Rep. Debbie Dingell D-MI-6
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett D-TX-37
  • Rep. Cleo Fields D-LA-6
  • Rep. Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5
  • Rep. H. Morgan Griffith R-VA-9
  • Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva D-AZ-7
  • Rep. Josh Harder D-CA-9
  • Rep. Chrissy Houlahan D-PA-6
  • Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson D-IL-1
  • Rep. Dusty Johnson R-SD-At Large
  • Rep. Sarah McBride D-DE-At Large
  • Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
  • Rep. Chellie Pingree D-ME-1
  • Rep. Mark Pocan D-WI-2
  • Rep. Mike Quigley D-IL-5
  • Rep. Josh Riley D-NY-19
  • Rep. Deborah K. Ross D-NC-2
  • Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL-9
  • Rep. Eric Sorensen D-IL-17
  • Rep. Darren Soto D-FL-9
  • Rep. Greg Stanton D-AZ-4
  • Rep. Paul Tonko D-NY-20
  • Rep. Gabe Vasquez D-NM-2
  • Rep. Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7
  • Rep. James R. Walkinshaw D-VA-11