119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 23, 2025
Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2025
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Latest action (Jun 23, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Health
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jun 23, 2025)
Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2025
This bill requires (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance to support coverage of prenatal and postpartum pelvic health services under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), (2) the Government Accountability Office to study gaps in Medicaid coverage of these and other services for postpartum women, and (3) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to educate health professionals and postpartum women on pelvic health services.
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 House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$312,662
Spent on own lobbying
…tablishment of an Office of Falls Prevention in the Administration on Aging H.R. 2332/S.1101 - States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction H.R. 5621 - Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act Strengthen…
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 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$312,662
Spent on own lobbying
…-acute care prospective payment system Inpatient rehabilitation facilities / long term care hospital payment HIPAA proposed rule Support Medicare Providers Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act H.R. 1517/S.2225 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction H.R. 5621…
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 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…orkforce issues, including H.R. 4878/S. 2459_Enabling More of the Physical and Occupational Workforce to Engage in Rehabilitation Act. Pelvic Health, including H.R. 4074/S._Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act and issues related to PT in the military; H.R./S._Remove Duplicative Unnecessary Clerical Exchanges Act or REDUCE Act; H.…
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
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$5,130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…all provisions H.R.3878 - RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4002 - Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4206 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.483 - Health Care Efficiency Through…
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 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…orkforce issues, including H.R. 4878/S. 2459_Enabling More of the Physical and Occupational Workforce to Engage in Rehabilitation Act. Pelvic Health, including H.R. 4074/S._Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act and issues related to PT in the military; H.R./S._Remove Duplicative Unnecessary Clerical Exchanges Act or REDUCE Act; H.…
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
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 13, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$312,662
Spent on own lobbying
…tablishment of an Office of Falls Prevention in the Administration on Aging H.R. 2332/S.1101 - States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction H.R. 5621 - Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act Strengthen…
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 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 13, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$312,662
Spent on own lobbying
…-acute care prospective payment system Inpatient rehabilitation facilities / long term care hospital payment HIPAA proposed rule Support Medicare Providers Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act H.R. 1517/S.2225 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction H.R. 5621…
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
NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER) · lobbying firm or registrant: NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Mental Health Parity Act, H.R. 4037 Expand Practitioners Eligible to Furnish Telehealth Services Under Medicare, H.R. 1614; Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act, H.R. 4074 Enhanced ACA premium tax credits (eAPTCs) extension H.R. 4104/S.2149: Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act Medicaid Primary Care I…
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 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…orkforce issues, including H.R. 4878/S. 2459_Enabling More of the Physical and Occupational Workforce to Engage in Rehabilitation Act. Pelvic Health, including H.R. 4074/S._Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act and issues related to PT in the military; H.R./S._Remove Duplicative Unnecessary Clerical Exchanges Act or REDUCE Act; H.…
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
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$312,662
Spent on own lobbying
…tablishment of an Office of Falls Prevention in the Administration on Aging H.R. 2332/S.1101 - States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction H.R. 5621 - Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act Strengthen…
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 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$312,662
Spent on own lobbying
…-acute care prospective payment system Inpatient rehabilitation facilities / long term care hospital payment HIPAA proposed rule Support Medicare Providers Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act H.R. 1517/S.2225 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction H.R. 5621…
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 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…orkforce issues, including H.R. 4878/S. 2459_Enabling More of the Physical and Occupational Workforce to Engage in Rehabilitation Act. Pelvic Health, including H.R. 4074/S._Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act and issues related to PT in the military; H.R./S._Remove Duplicative Unnecessary Clerical Exchanges Act or REDUCE Act.
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
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$301,389
Spent on own lobbying
…tablishment of an Office of Falls Prevention in the Administration on Aging H.R. 2332/S.1101 - States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction H.R. 5621 - Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act Strengthen…
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 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$301,389
Spent on own lobbying
…-acute care prospective payment system Inpatient rehabilitation facilities / long term care hospital payment HIPAA proposed rule Support Medicare Providers Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act H.R. 1517/S.2225 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction H.R. 5621…
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 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…orkforce issues, including H.R. 4878/S. 2459_Enabling More of the Physical and Occupational Workforce to Engage in Rehabilitation Act. Pelvic Health, including H.R. 4074/S._Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act and issues related to PT in the military; H.R./S._Remove Duplicative Unnecessary Clerical Exchanges Act or REDUCE Act.
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
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$318,889
Spent on own lobbying
…tablishment of an Office of Falls Prevention in the Administration on Aging H.R. 2332/S.1101 - States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction H.R. 5621 - Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act Strengthen…
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 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$318,889
Spent on own lobbying
…-acute care prospective payment system Inpatient rehabilitation facilities / long term care hospital payment HIPAA proposed rule Support Medicare Providers Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act H.R. 1517/S.2225 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction H.R. 5621…
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 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jul 16, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$318,889
Spent on own lobbying
…tablishment of an Office of Falls Prevention in the Administration on Aging H.R. 2332/S.1101 - States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction Physical Therapy Workforce and Patient Access Act - reintroduction Strengt…
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 PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jul 16, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$318,889
Spent on own lobbying
…-acute care prospective payment system Inpatient rehabilitation facilities / long term care hospital payment HIPAA proposed rule Support Medicare Providers Act H.R. 4074 - Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act H.R. 1517/S.2225 - Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act Expanded Telehealth Access Act - reintroduction Physical…
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