119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jul 23, 2025
SPARC Act
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Latest action (Jul 23, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Health
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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 COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…cer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional bud…
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 COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…cer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional bud…
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 COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…cer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional bud…
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 PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$144,050
Spent on own lobbying
…t of 2025 H.R. 3655 - STAR Plus Scholarship Act H.R. 3885/S.3989 - Community TEAMS Act H.R. 3164 - Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4681/S. 1379 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act Conversations with Congressional offices on Teaching Health Center 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
SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Timely Access to Care Act; H.R. 539/S. 106, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act; H.R. 4731/S. 2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; H.R. 4681/S. 1380, the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act; H.R. 7520, the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act; H.R. 1616/S. 1805, the Promoting Access to…
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 FOR VASCULAR SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Education
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…al Loan Access for Physicians and Other Health Professionals Under OBBBA Implementation; S. 942/H.R. 2028, the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act; H.R. 4681/S. 1380, the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act Expansion of Physician Workforce/surgical workforce shortages; in general
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 MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Education
$4,540,000
Spent on own lobbying
…dent loans H.R.2028 - REDI Act, all provisions H.R.2314 - FAIR Act, all provisions H.R.3890 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4681 - SPARC Act, all provisions H.R.4731 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Ac…
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 ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$388,538
Spent on own lobbying
…ss to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025. H.R.4206/S.1261, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025. H.R.4331, Access to Claims Data Act. H.R.4606/S.3400, Allys Act. H.R.4681/S.1380, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act. H.R.4710/S.2420, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act. H.R.4731/S.2439, Resident Physician Shortage…
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 ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Education
$388,538
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.2028/S.942, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act. H.R.4681/S.1380, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act. H.R.4731/S.2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025. Commented to Office of Manag…
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 CARDIOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…on policy including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 3890/S. 2439); provide a specialty physician loan repayment program with the SPARC Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380); provide deferred interest payments for residents on student loans with the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); oversi…
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 SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ies One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Commercial payer/payment H.R.7961: H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act S.3822: Breaking Up Big Medicine Act H.R. 4681: Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act Low-carbon anesthesia OMB Proposed Rule on federal funding / grants U.S. Departments of State and Homela…
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 GASTROENTEROLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$218,460
Spent on own lobbying
…Act (ERISA) to provide a clear exception process for any medication step therapy protocol. The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act (S. 1380; H.R. 4681), a bill designed to increase access to specialty care services in rural areas. Expanding the definition of a preventive service to surveillance colonoscopy. E…
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 COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…cer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional bud…
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 COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…cer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional bud…
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 COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…cer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional bud…
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 COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$680,000
Spent on own lobbying
…on policy including the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 3890/S. 2439); provide a specialty physician loan repayment program with the SPARC Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380); provide deferred interest payments for residents on student loans with the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); oversi…
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 PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$137,391
Spent on own lobbying
…mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology H.R. 3164 - Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act H.R. 4681/S. 1379 - Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act H.R. 4723/S. 2446 - Mental Health for Latinos Act Conversations with Congressional offices on T…
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 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: Education
$5,130,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.2028 - REDI Act, all provisions H.R.2314 - FAIR Act, all provisions H.R.3890 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4681 - SPARC Act, all provisions H.R.4731 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Ac…
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 SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ies One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Commercial payer/payment H.R.7961: H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act S.3822: Breaking Up Big Medicine Act H.R. 4681: Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act Low-carbon anesthesia OMB Proposed Rule on federal funding / grants U.S. Departments of State and Homela…
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 ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Education
$286,331
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.2028/S.942, Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act. H.R.4681/S.1380, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act. H.R.4731/S.2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025.
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 ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$286,331
Spent on own lobbying
…s to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025. H.R.4206/S.1261, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025. H.R.4331, Access to Claims Data Act. H.R.4606/S.3400, Ally's Act. H.R.4681/S.1380, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act. H.R.4710/S.2420, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act. H.R.4731/S.2439, Resident Physician Shortage…
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 FOR VASCULAR SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 9, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Timely Access to Care Act; H.R. 539/S. 106, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act; H.R. 4731/S. 2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; H.R. 4681/S. 1380, the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act; H.R. 7520, the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act; H.R. 1616/S. 1805, the Promoting Access to…
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 FOR VASCULAR SURGERY · lobbying firm or registrant: SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 9, 2026 · issue area: Education
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…al Loan Access for Physicians and Other Health Professionals Under OBBBA Implementation; S. 942/H.R. 2028, the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act; H.R. 4681/S. 1380, the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act Expansion of Physician Workforce/surgical workforce shortages; in general
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 GASTROENTEROLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 23, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$67,545
Spent on own lobbying
…Act (ERISA) to provide a clear exception process for any medication step therapy protocol. The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act (S. 1380; H.R. 4681), a bill designed to increase access to specialty care services in rural areas. Expanding the definition of a preventive service to surveillance colonoscopy. E…
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 COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…cer and Complex Therapies Act (HR 4299) PBM Reform Act of 2025 (HR 4317) Workforce Mobility Act (S.2031) Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care, SPARC, Act (H.R 4681/S. 1380) Connect for Health Act of 2025 (HR 2406/S. 1261) Telehealth Modernization Act (HR 5081/S 2709) House Concurrent Res. 14 establishing congressional bud…
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