HR 1517 — Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — 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.
Sponsors
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D, NY-4) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Scott, David (D, GA-13) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R, IN-2) — cosponsor
- Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (R, TN-3) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Amendment | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 1517 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 1517 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED | AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED | — | H.R. 1517 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ALLIANCE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY QUALITY AND INNOVATION | ALLIANCE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY QUALITY AND INNOVATION | — | HR 1517 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — 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.
- · H11100 — 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.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-24 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (14)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Valadao, David G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gillen, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Scott, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Yakym, Rudy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1517 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | ALLIANCE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY QUALITY AND INNOVATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 1517 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1517 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (R, house TN-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Scott, David (D, house GA-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Yakym, Rudy (R, house IN-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 139 | $56,776 | $56,776 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 424 | $32,837 | $32,837 |
| 3 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 14 | $6,526 | $6,526 |
| 9 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 10 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 11 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 12 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 13 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 14 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,600 | $3,600 |
| 15 | puma springs vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | heritage construction + materials | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 24 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 25 | joy real estate, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
11 predicted yes (2%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 529 unknown (97%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 7 yes / 0 no / 256 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
11 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (R · house · TN-3) · cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D · house · NY-4) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Scott, David (D · house · GA-13) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R · house · IN-2) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Yakym, Rudy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gillen, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION (h.r. 1517) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED (h.r. 1517) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ALLIANCE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY QUALITY AND INNOVATION (hr 1517) · lobbying_bill_mention