S 1805 119th Congress Senate Health Digestive and metabolic diseases Health information and medical records Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

Introduced: May 19, 2025 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov

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May 19, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2973-2974)

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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 May 19, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2973-2974)

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Finance Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 26

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

SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY
for SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · New Jersey · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION · Maryland · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY
for SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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Cosponsors 7

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Jun 11, 2026

Kelly, Mark

Arizona · Apr 27, 2026

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Feb 26, 2026

Warnock, Raphael G.

Georgia · Dec 10, 2025

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Nov 3, 2025

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Sep 2, 2025

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · May 19, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1805: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1805/

MLA

"S. 1805: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1805/.

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S. 1805, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1805/.

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