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S. 1805

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1805, the Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 19, 2025 by Sen. Susan Collins (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on May 19, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2973-2974).

Record

Text

S. 1805 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb1805/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1805 IS: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-19
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1805
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 19, 2025
  Ms. Collins  (for herself and  Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which
  was read twice and referred to the  Committee
  on Finance
  A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse
  practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under
  the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with
  diabetes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act  .
2.
Permitting nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy Medicare
  documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with
  diabetes
Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A), by inserting  , nurse practitioner, or physician assistant  after  physician ; and
(2)
in subparagraph (C), by inserting  , nurse practitioner, or physician assistant  after each occurrence of  physician .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-19
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate May 19, 2025

sb1805/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (05/19/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Susan Collins (R) sponsors S. 1805, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1805 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · May 19, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 1805 has taken 2 actions since May 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 19, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2973-2974)Finance Committee
May 19, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1805 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1805, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1805 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act — Display Title
  • Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 7 firms and 20 registered lobbyists who named S. 1805 in 33 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Medicare/Medicaid, Education, Government Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERSTo promote support for nurse practitioners and high quality, patient centered health care.Virginia210$320K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATESAssociation representing physician assistantsVirginia210$300K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERSNational professional association for pediatric nurse practitionersNew Jersey15$120K
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSINGNational health care associationDistrict of Columbia14$114.6K
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION—Maryland12—
SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MASON CONSULTING, LLC29$234.6K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES15—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS15—
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)15$300K
WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC15$320K
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION12—
SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GLEN MASON129
ADAM HORGAN115
ALAN WHEAT115
ANDREA BERGMAN115
FRANKLIN HARRINGTON115
HEATHER MEADE115
JAMES FLEISCHMANN115
JESSICA TALBERT115
JULIE SHROYER115
KRISTIN BUTTERFIELD115
MARYANNE SAPIO115
TARA BRADSHAW115
W HEUER115
COREY MCGEE114
PATRICIA HITTLE113
LAURA DILLON112
LYNDON GERRON112
MEGAN MARCINKO112
SAMUEL HEWITT112
SIMIT PANDYA112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERSAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS2025 fourth_quarter$550K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERSAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS2026 second_quarter$400K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERSAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS2026 first_quarter$400K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERSAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS2025 second_quarter$390K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERSAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS2025 third_quarter$380K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$230K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATESAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES2026 first_quarter$180K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATESAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES2025 third_quarter$170K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATESAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES2026 second_quarter$160K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATESAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES2025 fourth_quarter$160K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATESAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES2025 second_quarter$150K2nd Quarter - Report
SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERYSOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY2026 first_quarter$90K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERSWHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC2026 second_quarter$70K2nd Quarter - Report
SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERYSOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY2026 second_quarter$70K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERSWHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC2026 first_quarter$70K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATESERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATESERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATESERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERSWHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1805 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1805’s is Health.

s1805/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 1805 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Digestive and metabolic diseases to Medicare.

s1805/subjects.txt
Digestive and metabolic diseasesHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicare

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com