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Allow doctors licensed in one state to practice medicine in other states to increase access to healthcare.

One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.

Known asReciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2025Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2023

What’s happening with Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2025?

The bill S. 3081 sits in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions as of October 29, 2025. The committee members must hold a vote to move the bill forward, but most bills fail because committees do not take action on them. This effort has seen no recorded progress since October 29, 2025.

Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.

Where it stands

Now carried by Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2025 (S. 3081 (119th)) →

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How we got here

Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.

  1. Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025

    Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.

  2. Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025

    Reintroduced from S. 1712 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.

    S. 1712 (118th)

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Who’s behind it

Ted Cruz (R-TX)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.