US HB7686 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-25 - Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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.
Pending: House Education and Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 25 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-25 - Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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.
Pending: House Education and Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To recognize the importance of clinical roles of locum tenens physicians, and for other purposes.
Title
Rural and Underserved Health Care Staffing Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA] | Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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. |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7686/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr7686/BILLS-119hr7686ih.pdf |
