House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Health Care Provider Shortage Minimization Act of 2025

H.R. 1160Introduced Feb 10, 2025Policy area: Taxation

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of locum tenens physicians and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors to help alleviate physician shortages, including in underserved areas.

Sponsor: Rep. Earl Carter R-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 10, 2025
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Latest action: Feb 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1160.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 27, February 10, 2025, Page H614):
Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 9 Republicans

0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Blake Moore (R-UT), Robert Onder (R-MO), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-1 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.