S. 1406 · 119th Congress

SOAR Act of 2025

Introduced on Apr 10, 2025 by Bill Cassidy (R-LA). 8 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 10, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 10, 2025
Cosponsors
8
2 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill 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.

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Apr 10, 2025). Public domain.

Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act of 2025 or the SOAR Act of 2025

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Bill CassidyR-LASponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 6

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Apr 10, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 10, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. OWENS & MINOR, INC.8 reports
    $550K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: OWENS & MINOR DISTRIBUTION INC$131.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION7 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR RESPIRATORY CARE6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  4. Council for Quality Respiratory Care6 reports
    $225K reported (all issues)
  5. American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare)5 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)
  6. Rotech Healthcare Inc.5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC.$3.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. Accendra Health, Inc. (formerly "Owens & Minor, Inc.")4 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  8. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation4 reports
    $830K reported (all issues)
  9. ACCENDRA HEALTH, INC.3 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE3 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  11. Accendra Health Inc. FKA Owens & Minor, Inc.1 report
    $80K reported (all issues)
  12. MEDLINE, INC.1 report
    $400K reported (all issues)
  13. NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION1 report
    $600K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.