SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 24, 2026, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
IntroducedFeb 24, 2026
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 64 words.
SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act This bill allows for payment under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services of certain items and services that are furnished at off-campus outpatient departments. Specifically, the bill allows for payment of items and services for which payments to physician specialists (under the Medicare physician fee schedule) did not exceed $2 million during the previous year.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Ways and Means Committee - Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 8 of 113 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 196 words
- Latest action
- Feb 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 3908 SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]