I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6211 
To amend title 41, United States Code, to expand license portability for 
health care professionals providing health care services in response to 
a Federal emergency declaration pursuant to a contract with the Federal 
Government, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 
Mr. MCCORMICK (for himself, Mr. DONALDS, and Mrs. KING-HINDS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 41, United States Code, to expand license 
portability for health care professionals providing health 
care services in response to a Federal emergency declara-
tion pursuant to a contract with the Federal Govern-
ment, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medical Professional 
Access Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PORTABILITY OF LICENSURE OF HEALTH CARE 
PROFESSIONALS SERVING PURSUANT TO A 
FEDERAL CONTRACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle IV of title 41, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘CHAPTER 89—PORTABILITY OF LICEN-
SURE 
OF 
HEALTH 
CARE 
PROFES-
SIONALS SERVING PURSUANT TO A 
FEDERAL CONTRACT 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘8901. Licensure of health care professionals serving pursuant to a Federal 
contract. 
‘‘§ 8901. Licensure of health care professionals serv-
ing pursuant to a Federal contract 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any State law 
regarding the licensure of health care professionals, a 
health care professional may provide health care services 
pursuant to a contract or subcontract with the Federal 
Government at any location in any State, the District of 
Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or possession of 
the United States, so long as such services are— 
‘‘(1) in response to a federally declared emer-
gency; and 
‘‘(2) within the scope of the authorized duties 
under such contract. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘federally declared emergency’ 
includes— 
‘‘(A) an emergency or major disaster de-
clared by the President under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act; 
‘‘(B) a public health emergency declared 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
under section 319 of the Public Health Service 
Act; and 
‘‘(C) any other national emergency or cri-
sis requiring a Federal response, as certified in 
a written notice published in the Federal Reg-
ister by the head of an Executive Department 
(as specified in section 101 of title 5). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘health care professional’ means 
an individual licensed, registered, or certified under 
Federal or State laws or regulations to provide 
health care services.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CHAPTERS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of chapters at the beginning of subtitle IV of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘89. Licensure of health care professionals serving pur-
suant to a Federal contract ............................... 8901’’. 
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