Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Health
Richard J. Durbin
Democratic, Illinois
On Health, the 50 measures they backed sit closer to the typical Democrat, 12% 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
50 measures · 14 sponsored · 36 cosponsored
Sits closer to the typical Democrat, 12% 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 −0.22
- 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.
4 measures this senator backed have no other backer on the map, so they are listed but not counted in the position from bills.
Sponsored
CARE for Moms Act
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4998-5003)
Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2377-2379)
American Cures Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR S2239)
Promoting Dental Health Act
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S887)
A resolution designating February 2026 as "American Heart Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S689; text: CR S687)
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Prohibiting Tianeptine and Other Dangerous Products Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S512)
Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S292-293)
Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2026
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S259-260)
RISE from Trauma Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8672-8674)
Medical Device Recall Improvement Act of 2025
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8625)
Federal Food Administration Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8626)
FSMA Fee Technical Corrections Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8277-8278)
REMEDY Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5000)
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)
A resolution designating February 2025 as "American Heart Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1303; text: CR S1136)
Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1129-1130)
Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S820-821)
DTC Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S337-338; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S337)
Cosponsored
PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Right to IVF Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
Latest action, : Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 50. Record Vote Number: 199.
National Plan for Epilepsy Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
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 Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 431.
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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)
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2026.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2175)
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)
A resolution designating the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1690; text: CR S1675)
Resources To Prevent Youth Vaping Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Rural America Health Corps Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
A resolution supporting the designation of September 19, 2025, as "National Concussion Awareness Day".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6844; text: CR S6839)
A resolution condemning the extreme anti-vaccine policies of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., strongly opposing the policies of the State of Florida that roll back immunization requirements, and expressing the sense of the Senate that vaccines are critical to protecting public health, eliminating preventable illness and death, and reducing hospitalizations and severity of illness, work best when adopted at a high level within each community, and must be made available to the public.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6650)
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.
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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)
Short on Competition Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Choose Medicare Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
State Public Option Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Protect IVF Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SMART Prices Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
End Price Gouging for Medications Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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)
A resolution designating the first week of April 2025 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1864; text: CR S1875)
Stop STALLING Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 45.
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 46.
Drug Competition Enhancement Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 43.
Right to Contraception Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States should have continuous access to timely, up-to-date, and accurate health information.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S373)