S. 1044

Summary

S. 1044, the Physicians for Underserved Areas Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 13, 2025 by Sen. Jacky Rosen (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Mar 13, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 1044 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S1044 IS: Physicians for Underserved Areas Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-13
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1044  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 13, 2025   Ms. Rosen  (for herself and  Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements to the redistribution of residency slots under the Medicare program after a hospital closes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Physicians for Underserved Areas Act  .
2.
Improvements to the redistribution of residency slots under the Medicare program after a hospital closes
(a)
In general
Section 1886(h)(4)(H)(vi) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(H)(vi) ) is amended—
(1)
in subclause (II)—
(A)
by striking item (cc) and redesignating item (dd) as item (cc); and
(B)
in item (cc), as redesignated under subparagraph (A)—
(i)
by striking  Fourth  and inserting  Third ; and
(ii)
by striking  item (cc)  and inserting  item (bb) ; and
(2)
in subclause (III), by striking  likelihood of filling  and all that follows and inserting the following: “likelihood of—
(aa)
starting to utilize the positions made available under this clause within 2 years; and
(bb)
filling the positions made available under this clause within 5 years.
  .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to the redistribution of residency slots with respect to hospitals that close on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

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Sponsors

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D) sponsors S. 1044, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Jacky Rosen

Sen. · D–NV · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 13, 2025

John Boozman

Sen. · R–AR · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 13, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 1044 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance

Finance

Referred To · Mar 13, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 1044 has taken 2 actions since Mar 13, 2025.

Votes

S. 1044 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 1044, as Identical bill.

HR 870Physicians for Underserved Areas ActJan 31, 2025 · Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee o… · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 1044 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Physicians for Underserved Areas Act — Display Title
• Physicians for Underserved Areas Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements to the redistribution of residency slots under the Medicare program after a hospital closes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named S. 1044 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Education, Health Issues, Railroads, Transportation, Veterans, Defense.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1044 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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