Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
Latest action · Feb 24, 2025 Referred 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
This bill allows a physical therapist to receive payment under Medicare for services provided to the physical therapist's patients by another physical therapist through a qualifying temporary arrangement, regardless of the geographic area or population served. Currently, physical therapists may only receive payment with respect to such arrangements for services provided in medically underserved, rural, or health professional shortage areas.
Cosponsors 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2025 to Jan 20, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 24, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Apr 3, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | May 9, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | May 20, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 10, 2025 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jun 17, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jun 26, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Jul 17, 2025 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Aug 5, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Mike Kennedy | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Nov 25, 2025 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Dec 4, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jan 20, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 24, 2025 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 24, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2025Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 36, February 24, 2025, page H769.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2225 | Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Jul 9, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2025Introduced in House
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