H.R. 1517

Summary

H.R. 1517, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 24, 2025 by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R) with 63 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 1517 has 63 co-sponsors.

119 HR 1517 IH: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-24
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1517  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 24, 2025   Mr. Bilirakis  (for himself and  Mr. Tonko ) introduced the following bill; which was 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   A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025  .
2.
Allowing physical therapists to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare
(a)
In general
The first sentence of section 1842(b)(6) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6) ) is amended by striking  , and (J)  and all that follows through  physicians’ services furnished by physicians.  and inserting  , and (J) in the case of outpatient physical therapy services furnished by physical therapists, subparagraph (D) of this sentence shall apply to such services and therapists in the same manner as such subparagraph applies to physicians’ services furnished by physicians. .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R) sponsors H.R. 1517, and 63 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Gus Bilirakis

Rep. · R–FL-12 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 24, 2025

Paul Tonko

Rep. · D–NY-20 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 24, 2025 · Original

Donald Davis

Rep. · D–NC-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 3, 2025

Josh Harder

Rep. · D–CA-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 3, 2025

Mike Bost

Rep. · R–IL-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025

Sharice Davids

Rep. · D–KS-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025

Dusty Johnson

Rep. · R–SD-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025

Jimmy Panetta

Rep. · D–CA-19 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2025

Steve Cohen

Rep. · D–TN-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 10, 2025

Doris Matsui

Rep. · D–CA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 10, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 1517 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Feb 24, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Feb 24, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1517 has taken 2 actions since Feb 24, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 1517 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 1517, as Identical bill.

S 2225Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025Jul 9, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 1517 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 26 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1517 in 23 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Education, Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 26.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1517 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1517’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1517 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Contracts and agency to Medicare.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1517, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BILIRAKIS:H.R. 1517.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article 1, Section 8,Clause 18 of the Constitution of the United States.[Page H769]

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