United States · Bill · S
S. 619 (115th)
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017
Introduced
14 March 2017
Last action
14 March 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
14 March 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 March 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/619
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/619
- us · 115-s-619 · source updated 5 December 2025