Expand Medicare coverage to include more types of therapeutic shoes for people with diabetes.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act?
The effort to expand Medicare coverage for diabetic shoes is stalled in the House and Senate committees as of May 18, 2025. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Finance must take action to move these bills forward. Most bills in Congress never receive a committee vote, and this lack of action is the most common reason proposals fail to become law.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (H.R. 1616 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
Next up: A house committee · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 260 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 260 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Darin LaHood (R-IL)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.