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H.R. 1616

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

Introduced Feb 26, 2025Latest action Feb 26, 2025Health

Plain-English summary

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.

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Issue relevance

Why this appears in Paper Trail

Healthcare

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Bradley Scott Schneider

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Janelle Bynum

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

G. William (bill) Foster

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Suzanne Ms. Bonamici

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

Glenn Thompson

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Josh Gottheimer

Cosponsor · Democratic · NJ

Michael Guest

Cosponsor · Republican · MS

Pete Sessions

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Rob Bresnahan

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Gwen S Moore

Cosponsor · Democratic · WI

Jahana Hayes

Cosponsor · Democratic · CT

Seth Moulton

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Deborah K. Ross

Cosponsor · Democratic · NC

Rashida Tlaib

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Greg Steube

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Lori Trahan

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Cosponsor · Democratic · GA

Rebecca 'Becca' Balint

Cosponsor · Democratic · VT

Josh Riley

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Darin LaHood

Sponsor · Republican · IL

Don Davis

Cosponsor · Democratic · NC

Joseph Neguse

Cosponsor · Democratic · CO

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Cosponsor · Democratic · FL

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Cosponsor · Democratic · DC

Stephen F. Lynch

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Sarah Elizabeth Mcbride

Cosponsor · Democratic · DE

Bennie G. Thompson

Cosponsor · Democratic · MS

Jesús G. "Chuy" García

Cosponsor · Democratic · IL

Yvette D. Clarke

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Troy A. Carter Sr.

Cosponsor · Democratic · LA

Seth Magaziner

Cosponsor · Democratic · RI

James Walkinshaw

Cosponsor · Democratic · VA

Adrian Smith

Cosponsor · Republican · NE

Hillary J. Scholten

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Jennifer Kiggans

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

Dusty Johnson

Cosponsor · Republican · SD

Lloyd Doggett

Cosponsor · Democratic · TX

Steve Cohen

Cosponsor · Democratic · TN

Terri A. Sewell

Cosponsor · Democratic · AL

Teresa Leger Fernandez

Cosponsor · Democratic · NM

Josh Harder

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Chris Pappas

Cosponsor · Democratic · NH

Yevgeny 'Eugene' Vindman

Cosponsor · Democratic · VA

Carol D. Miller

Cosponsor · Republican · WV

Gabriel Vasquez

Cosponsor · Democratic · NM

Jimmy Panetta

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Thomas R. Suozzi

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Jeff Mr Van Drew

Cosponsor · Republican · NJ

Maggie Goodlander

Cosponsor · Democratic · NH

Chellie Pingree

Cosponsor · Democratic · ME

Kristen McDonald Rivet

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

Joe Wilson

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Debbie Dingell

Cosponsor · Democratic · MI

James P Mcgovern

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Jim Himes

Cosponsor · Democratic · CT

David P. Joyce

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Nanette Diaz Barragán

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Randy Fine

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Alma S. Adams

Cosponsor · Democratic · NC

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Official Subjects

HealthDigestive and metabolic diseasesHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicare

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