119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 10, 2025
Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025
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Latest action (Feb 10, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 10, 2025)
Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025
This bill allows certain hospitals to receive additional payment under Medicare for full-time equivalent residents who receive training in rural areas.
Specifically, hospitals, critical access hospitals, sole community hospitals, and rural emergency hospitals may elect to receive payment for time spent by a resident in a rural training location if the resident trains for at least eight weeks in the location and the hospital pays the salary and benefits of the resident during this time. Additionally, hospitals may receive payment for all time spent by residents in a residency program in which 50% of all training is in rural locations, regardless of where the training occurs or specialty.
Payments are based on the difference between the total amount of eligible payments (as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and the amount of graduate medical education payments received (if applicable).
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$71,534
Spent on own lobbying
Teaching Health Center Funding (THCGME) Primary Care Research Funding AHRQ: Center for Primary Care Research HRSA: Title VII/ Title VIII GME Transparency H.R 1153 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025 Graduate Medical Education Physician Payment Reform CMS Physician Fee Schedule Telehealth Expansion Vaccine sa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R 929, S. 266) Rural Physician Workforce Production Act (H.R. 1153) Physicians for Underserved Areas Act (H.R. 870, S. 1044) Fair Access In Residency Act (H.R. 2314, S.2715) Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Na…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$431,446
Spent on own lobbying
…cy training program requirements and policies requiring the Medicare program to consider specific physician licensing exams for residency program applications. H.R.1153 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare graduate medical education (GME) payment formulas that reduce current…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE COOK GROUP INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE COOK GROUP INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…he Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. Medicare payment for FTE residents training in rural areas, "Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025" (H.R. 1153) Medicare Program: Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device Coverage Pathway (RAPID) Proposed Coverage Pathway proposal by CMS
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: I STREET ADVOCATES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 6, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1153, Rural Physician Workforce Production Act; funding for AHRQ and AHRQ Primary Care Center and HRSA Primary Care Teaching and Enhancement program; H.R. 8765, the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R 929, S. 266) Rural Physician Workforce Production Act (H.R. 1153) Physicians for Underserved Areas Act (H.R. 870, S. 1044) Rural Health Innovation Act of 2025 (H.R.1480) Fair Access In Residency Act (H.R. 2314/S.2715) Teachi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$53,125
Spent on own lobbying
Teaching Health Center Funding (THCGME) Primary Care Research Funding AHRQ: Center for Primary Care Research HRSA: Title VII/ Title VIII GME Transparency H.R 1153 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025 Graduate Medical Education CMS Physician Payment Reform CMS Physician Fee Schedule Telehealth Expansion Vaccin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R 929, S. 266) Rural Physician Workforce Production Act (H.R. 1153) Physicians for Underserved Areas Act (H.R. 870, S. 1044) Fair Access In Residency Act (H.R. 2314, S.2715) Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Na…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$821,438
Spent on own lobbying
…cy training program requirements and policies requiring the Medicare program to consider specific physician licensing exams for residency program applications. H.R.1153 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare graduate medical education (GME) payment formulas that reduce current…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE COOK GROUP INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE COOK GROUP INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 13, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…he Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. Medicare payment for FTE residents training in rural areas, "Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025" (H.R. 1153)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: I STREET ADVOCATES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 9, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1153, Rural Physician Workforce Production Act; funding for AHRQ and AHRQ Primary Care Center and HRSA Primary Care Teaching and Enhancement program
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R 929, S. 266) Rural Physician Workforce Production Act (H.R. 1153) Physicians for Underserved Areas Act (H.R. 870, S. 1044) Rural Health Innovation Act of 2025 (H.R.1480) Fair Access In Residency Act (H.R. 2314/S.2715) Teachi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$69,391
Spent on own lobbying
Teaching Health Center Funding (THCGME) Primary Care Research Funding AHRQ: Center for Primary Care Research HRSA: Title VII/ Title VIII GME Transparency H.R 1153 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025 Graduate Medical Education CMS Physician Payment Reform CMS Physician Fee Schedule Telehealth Expansion Vaccin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE COOK GROUP INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE COOK GROUP INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
…. Medicare coverage of telehealth flexibilities Medicare payment for FTE residents training in rural areas, "Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025" (H.R. 1153)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$577,720
Spent on own lobbying
…cy training program requirements and policies requiring the Medicare program to consider specific physician licensing exams for residency program applications. H.R.1153 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare graduate medical education (GME) payment formulas that reduce current…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: I STREET ADVOCATES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1153, Rural Physician Workforce Production Act; funding for AHRQ and AHRQ Primary Care Center and HRSA Primary Care Teaching and Enhancement program
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC FAMILY PHYSICIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: ALSTON & BIRD LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 22, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
General health care issues and Medicare graduate medical education. H.R.1153, Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025. Vaccine policy issues.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$62,290
Spent on own lobbying
Teaching Health Center Funding (THCGME) Primary Care Research Funding AHRQ: Center for Primary Care Research HRSA: Title VII/ Title VIII GME Transparency H.R 1153 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025 Graduate Medical Education CMS Physician Payment Reform CMS Physician Fee Schedule Telehealth Expansion Vaccin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$708,395
Spent on own lobbying
…cy training program requirements and policies requiring the Medicare program to consider specific physician licensing exams for residency program applications. H.R.1153 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare graduate medical education (GME) payment formulas that reduce current…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: I STREET ADVOCATES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 8, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1153, Rural Physician Workforce Production Act; funding for AHRQ and AHRQ Primary Care Center and HRSA Primary Care Teaching and Enhancement program
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC FAMILY PHYSICIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: ALSTON & BIRD LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
Amount not reported
General health care issues and Medicare graduate medical education. H.R.1153, Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025. Vaccine policy issues.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$61,993
Spent on own lobbying
Teaching Health Center Funding (THCGME) Primary Care Research Funding AHRQ: Center for Pirmary Care Research HRSA: Title VII/ Title VIII GME Transparency H.R 1153 Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025 Graduate Medical Education
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$758,175
Spent on own lobbying
…cy training program requirements and policies requiring the Medicare program to consider specific physician licensing exams for residency program applications. H.R.1153 - Rural Physician Workforce Production Act Issue: Oppose legislation redesigning Medicare graduate medical education (GME) payment formulas that reduce current…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R 929, S. 266) Rural Physician Workforce Production Act (H.R. 1153) Physicians for Underserved Areas Act (H.R. 870, S. 1044) Rural Health Innovation Act of 2025 (H.R.1480) Fair Access In Residency Act (H.R. 2314/S.2715) Teachi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE · lobbying firm or registrant: I STREET ADVOCATES
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1153, Rural Physician Workforce Production Act; funding for AHRQ and AHRQ Primary Care Center and HRSA Primary Care Teaching and Enhancement program
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing