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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 6, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Apr 19, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 6, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 6, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services;" and (2) make physical therapists eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (to assure an adequate supply of physical therapists among other health professionals).

What's happening now April 19, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 10 Republican 7 Independent 1
STUPAK, BART
· Sep 28, 2006
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 28, 2006
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jul 25, 2006
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 29, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 7, 2006
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Jun 7, 2006
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 7, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 22, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 17, 2006
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 17, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· May 10, 2006
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 9, 2006
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 27, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 25, 2006
TANNER, JOHN
· Apr 25, 2006
BERRY, MARION
· Apr 6, 2006
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 6, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 6, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 6, 2006
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 6, 2006
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 6, 2006
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 6, 2006
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 6, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5134: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5134/
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"H.R. 5134: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5134/.
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H.R. 5134, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5134/.
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[H.R. 5134: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5134/)
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