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HR 7829 118th Congress House

SOAR Act of 2024

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the payment method for oxygen and oxygen related equipment, supplies, and services, to increase bene… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the payment method for oxygen and oxygen related equipment, supplies, and services, to increase beneficiary access to oxygen and oxygen related equipment, supplies, and services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 9, 2024 Introduced by: Valadao, David G. Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 29, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 2024
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.
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act of 2024 or the SOAR Act of 2024

This bill establishes certain requirements with respect to the payment and provision of supplemental oxygen and related services under Medicare.

For example, the bill provides for separate payments, indexed to inflation, of oxygen and related equipment, supplies, and services under Medicare (rather than under the competitive acquisition program). It also specifically covers services that are provided by respiratory therapists under Medicare and provides for an additional payment adjustment for these services.

Additionally, the bill (1) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop an electronic template for providers to use when prescribing oxygen and related equipment, supplies, and services; and (2) establishes certain rights for beneficiaries receiving these items and services, such as the right to choose their suppliers and to receive clear communications and be informed about the services provided.

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 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 21 Republican 6
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Dec 16, 2024
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Harder, Josh
California · Dec 16, 2024
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Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Dec 11, 2024
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 18, 2024
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Nov 18, 2024
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 22, 2024
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 11, 2024
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Vasquez, Gabe
New Mexico · Oct 1, 2024
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 24, 2024
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Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 17, 2024
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 17, 2024
Ruppersberger, C.
· Sep 17, 2024
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Sep 11, 2024
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Ciscomani, Juan
Arizona · Sep 3, 2024
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Aug 16, 2024
Posey, Bill
· Jul 22, 2024
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jul 10, 2024
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori
· Jun 25, 2024
Phillips, Dean
· Jun 14, 2024
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 11, 2024
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Jun 11, 2024
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 3, 2024
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jun 3, 2024
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 3, 2024
Trone, David
· Jun 3, 2024
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 21, 2024
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 21, 2024
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Soto, Darren
Florida · May 10, 2024
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Bentz, Cliff
Oregon · May 7, 2024
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Apr 9, 2024
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Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 26, 2024
Bucshon, Larry
· Mar 26, 2024
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Mar 26, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7829: SOAR Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7829/
MLA
"H.R. 7829: SOAR Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7829/.
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H.R. 7829, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7829/.
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[H.R. 7829: SOAR Act of 2024](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7829/)
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