United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2342 (114th)
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2015
Introduced
14 May 2015
Last action
15 May 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2], Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2], Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Paul Cook, Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2], Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14], Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2015 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. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.
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Timeline
14 May 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
14 May 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 May 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 May 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 May 2015 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2342
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2342
- us · 114-hr-2342 · source updated 5 December 2025