United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1956 (117th)
Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021
Introduced
17 March 2021
Last action
18 March 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6], Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17], Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40], Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1], Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3], Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 This bill accelerates and expands certain changes that are scheduled to take effect relating to the coverage of cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare. Currently, such programs require physician supervision. Effective January 1, 2024, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists may also supervise these programs. The bill expedites the effective date of these changes to January 1, 2022, and also allows these practitioners to administer programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment plans, and prescribe exercise.
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Timeline
17 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
17 March 2021
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 March 2021 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1956
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1956
- us · 117-hr-1956 · source updated 5 December 2025