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HR 704 118th Congress House Health Digestive and metabolic diseases Health information and medical records Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

Introduced: February 15, 2024 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E81)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

This bill allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2713 Related bill I CAN Act
  • S 2418 Related bill I CAN Act
  • S 260 Identical bill Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

 Cosponsors 46
All 46 Democratic 28 Republican 10
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 11, 2024
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Mar 21, 2024
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 12, 2024
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2024
 D
Balint, Becca
Vermont · Feb 15, 2024
Gallagher, Mike
· Feb 15, 2024
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Feb 15, 2024
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 15, 2024
 R
Spartz, Victoria
Indiana · Feb 15, 2024
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Feb 1, 2024
 D
Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Feb 1, 2024
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Feb 1, 2024
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Feb 1, 2024
Wild, Susan
· Feb 1, 2024
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 9, 2023
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Nov 9, 2023
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Nov 9, 2023
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Nov 9, 2023
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Nov 9, 2023
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 9, 2023
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 9, 2023
 D
Ryan, Patrick
New York · Oct 20, 2023
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 20, 2023
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Oct 17, 2023
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 17, 2023
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Sep 29, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· Sep 29, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 29, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Sep 29, 2023
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 13, 2023
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 13, 2023
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Sep 13, 2023
 R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
Virginia · Sep 13, 2023
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 13, 2023
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 13, 2023
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 13, 2023
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Apr 13, 2023
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 14, 2023
Trone, David
· Feb 14, 2023
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Feb 9, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 9, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Feb 9, 2023
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 9, 2023
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Feb 1, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 704: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-704/
MLA
"H.R. 704: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-704/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 704, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-704/.
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[H.R. 704: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-704/)
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