3.0.0 1639 2023-01-11T13:35:34Z 2023-01-11T13:35:34Z House HR 2017-03-20 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 48 (Monday, March 20, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SHIMKUS:H.R. 1639.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes.[Page H2241]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-24T13:11:00Z Referred to 2017-03-20T16:00:47Z Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 115 619 S 2017-03-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2017-03-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-03-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2018-01-29 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2018-05-11 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2018-06-06 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 8 2018-10-05 False P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2018-11-14 False Health Education programs funding Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical education Student aid and college costs Health 00 2017-03-20 Introduced in House 2017-08-24T21:47:00Z 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.

]]> Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 Display Title Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1639ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1639ih.xml 2017-03-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.