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HR 1639 115th 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 2017

Introduced: October 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Mar 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 20, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017

This bill 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. The bill 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 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 20 Republican 4
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Nov 14, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 5, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 29, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 23, 2017
Collins, Doug
· Oct 4, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 7, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 14, 2017
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jul 12, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 20, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 12, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 22, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 3, 2017
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 1, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 25, 2017
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 25, 2017
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 4, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Apr 4, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 4, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 4, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 30, 2017
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 29, 2017
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1639: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1639/
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"H.R. 1639: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1639/.
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