House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell D-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4731.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SEWELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 126, July 23, 2025, Page H3649):US Constitution Article I, Section 9, Clause 7Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4731, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4731
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
137 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 123 Democrats
14 of 137 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ), J. Correa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA) and 107 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Terri Sewell.
- H.R. 14 (119th) John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- H.R. 964 (119th) Rosa Parks Day Act
- H.R. 8153 (119th) Maternal Vaccination Act
- H.R. 10374 (119th) Affordable Premiums for Seniors Act of 2026
- H.Res. 88 (119th) Supporting the designation of January 31, 2025, as "Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day".
- H.R. 10236 (119th) Protecting Student Athletes from Unexpected Tax Liability Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.