# 119-hr-5621: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025

119-hr-5621, Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5621
- Congress: 119
- Title: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Expands access to physical therapy in underserved communities** by adding physical therapists to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program and by making Medicare reimburse physical therapy services in Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers. - Families and patients — Easier local access to physical therapy in medically underserved areas. Medicare will cover physical therapy in Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers for services furnished on or after January 1, 2027. - Physical therapists and students — Become eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. The bill creates dedicated funding increases and a minimum allocation for physical therapist loan repayments. - Rural clinics and community health centers — Can receive Medicare reimbursement for a defined scope of physical therapy services in Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers. That brings federal payment into community-based primary care settings.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare coverage for physical therapy: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would add physical therapy services furnished by a physical therapist to the list of services covered at Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers. The change would apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2027. This would expand access to therapy a…
- Loan relief for physical therapists: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let physical therapists with a master’s or doctoral degree join the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. The bill would add "physical therapy" to NHSC primary services and require the Secretary to identify physical therapy target areas and place NHSC phy…

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- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5621 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5621)

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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2550)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5621 (as of 2026-10-24).