2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1517: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
Legislative Summary
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.
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Bill History
2/24/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
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.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Energy And Commerce(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 8
Democrat: 15
Primary Sponsor
Gus Bilirakis
Republican
Co-Sponsors (22)
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Josh Harder
Democrat
Donald Davis
Democrat
Sharice Davids
Democrat
Mike Bost
Republican
Dusty Johnson
Republican
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Doris Matsui
Democrat
Mark Pocan
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Adrian Smith
Republican
Pat Ryan
Democrat
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
Gwen Moore
Democrat
Brittany Pettersen
Democrat
Charles Fleischmann
Republican
Troy Carter
Democrat
Herbert Conaway Jr.
Democrat
John Rutherford
Republican
Norma Torres
Democrat
Aaron Bean
Republican