Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Health
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic, Delaware
On Health, the 89 measures they backed sit closer to the typical Democrat, 37% of the way toward the typical Republican.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 4 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
89 measures · 2 sponsored · 87 cosponsored
Sits closer to the typical Democrat, 37% of the way toward the typical Republican.
Exact figures
Positions are coordinates on the map's main axis. Only the distance from the typical Democrat and typical Republican means anything.
From bills backed
- Senator at −0.15
- Democratic caucus median −0.24, from 46 senators
- Republican caucus median 0.01, from 42 senators
Each mark is a senator. The vertical line is the typical senator in that caucus.
A position shows which senators someone votes or legislates alongside, not whether they are for or against a policy. Issues come from each bill's topic, so an issue can include amendments on other topics. Left and right on the strips have no meaning of their own. Bills often have backers from both parties, so a position from bills is read against the medians for bills, not against the position from votes. See how these summaries are written.
- Contested vote:
- a roll call where the losing side got at least 10% of the votes cast.
- Party break:
- a contested vote against the majority of their own party.
- Cosponsor:
- a senator who signs on to support a measure, a bill or resolution, that another senator introduced. Bills backed means sponsored or cosponsored.
- Typical senator:
- the middle senator of a group, with half on each side. "17% of the way" means 17% of the distance from the typical senator in one party to the typical senator in the other.
Votes on this issue
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,…
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HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior…
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Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
Voted Yea
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Integrity and Affordability".
Voted Yea
A bill to provide a health savings account contribution to certain enrollees, to reduce health care costs, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay
Legislation on this issue
These are records, not a score, and sponsoring a measure does not mean it moved. Simple and concurrent resolutions cannot become law, and a proposal enacted through a companion House bill or inside a larger bill is not counted as becoming law here.
Sponsored
A resolution designating May 2026 as "ALS Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2518)
ABC-ED Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cosponsored
HCBS Access Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HCBS Relief Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SCREEN for Type 1 Diabetes Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
NIH Mentorship Modernization Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
AADAPT Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Show the other 82 cosponsored measures
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Right to IVF Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ellie’s Law
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SEPSIS Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3207-3208)
A resolution designating July 15, 2026, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3052; text: CR S3061-3062)
Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Keeping Obstetrics Local Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2309-2310)
ASAP Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8278-8279)
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
CARE Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7964)
INSULIN Act of 2026
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.
National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
A resolution supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2026, as "Black Maternal Health Week", founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc., to bring national attention to the maternal and reproductive health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing people.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1824-1825)
Ally’s Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1616)
Vision Lab Choice Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Food Date Labeling Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
ALS Better Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Access to Birth Control Act
Latest action, : Star Print ordered on the bill.
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
MAP for Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.
National Plan for Epilepsy Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Peer to Peer Mental Health Support Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4701)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Latest action, : Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 8.
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
SHINE for Autumn Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Safe Step Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Telehealth Modernization Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. does not have the confidence of the Senate or of the American people to faithfully carry out the duties of his office and should be removed from his position.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S6330-6333)
Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Restoring Essential Healthcare Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Access to Fertility Treatment and Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution recognizing the importance of independent living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen and expand health care for individuals with disabilities to work and live in the community.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4704-4705)
A resolution supporting the designation of the week of August 25 through August 29, 2025, as the third annual "National Community Health Worker Awareness Week".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4627)
EACH Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
ROCR Value Based Program Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Health Tech Investment Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution designating July 16, 2025, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3442; text: CR S3441)
IDeA Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Protect IVF Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution designating May 2025 as "ALS Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3273; text: CR S3256-3257)
BRAIN Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2954)
Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
A resolution supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2025, as the eighth annual "Black Maternal Health Week", founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc., to bring national attention to the maternal and reproductive health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing people.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2570-2571)
Agility in Manufacturing Preparedness Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
ABC Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HELP Copays Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
PSA Screening for HIM Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
I CAN Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Family Building FEHB Fairness Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the operations of the National Institutes of Health should not experience any interruption, delay, or funding disruption in violation of the law and that the workforce of the National Institutes of Health is essential to sustaining medical progress.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1352)
Alternatives to PAIN Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Right to Contraception Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage for all physicians' services furnished by doctors of chiropractic within the scope of their license, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.