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HR 1252 113th Congress House Health Education programs funding Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical education Student aid and college costs

Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013

Introduced: June 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 19, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.

What's happening now March 22, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 90
All 90 Democratic 29 Republican 9
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 18, 2014
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 9, 2014
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Sep 9, 2014
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 8, 2014
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 8, 2014
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 11, 2014
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 11, 2014
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · May 29, 2014
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 29, 2014
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 9, 2014
COBLE, HOWARD
· May 9, 2014
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· May 9, 2014
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 9, 2014
Bishop, Rob
· Apr 8, 2014
GREEN, GENE
· Apr 8, 2014
Richmond, Cedric
· Mar 25, 2014
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 6, 2014
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 26, 2014
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Feb 26, 2014
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2014
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 11, 2014
Brooks, Susan
· Jan 8, 2014
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 8, 2014
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 2, 2013
Heck, Denny
· Dec 2, 2013
Vela, Filemon
· Dec 2, 2013
Lipinski, Daniel
· Oct 4, 2013
Grayson, Alan
· Sep 28, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Sep 28, 2013
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Sep 17, 2013
Barletta, Lou
· Sep 9, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· Sep 9, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 9, 2013
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Aug 2, 2013
Cook, Paul
· Aug 1, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Aug 1, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 30, 2013
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 30, 2013
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 23, 2013
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Jul 23, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Jul 23, 2013
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jul 11, 2013
Paulsen, Erik
· Jul 11, 2013
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Jun 28, 2013
Owens, William
· Jun 28, 2013
Stivers, Steve
· Jun 28, 2013
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jun 20, 2013
Maffei, Daniel
· Jun 20, 2013
Meehan, Patrick
· Jun 20, 2013
Walorski, Jackie
· Jun 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1252: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1252/
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