Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Health
Edward J. Markey
Democratic, Massachusetts
On Health, the 91 measures they backed sit 51% past the typical Democrat, on the far side from the typical Republican.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 4 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
91 measures · 23 sponsored · 68 cosponsored
Sits 51% past the typical Democrat, on the far side from 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 −0.38
- 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.
2 measures this senator backed have no other backer on the map, so they are listed but not counted in the position from bills.
Sponsored
GREEN Hospitals 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.
Equity in Pretrial Health Coverage Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Green New Deal for Health Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health Over Wealth Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Show the other 20 sponsored measures
Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Asal Sayas National Strategy on Young Adult Cancers Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution designating April 22, 2026, as "National Assistive Technology Awareness Day".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1902; text: CR S1938)
Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SAFE through Medicare 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.
A resolution recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S580-581)
Public Health Nursing Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Transgender Health Care Access Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Right to Override Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution recognizing that climate change poses a growing threat to public health and necessitates coordinated action to mitigate its impacts and safeguard the health and well-being of all people in the United States.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4318-4319)
A resolution designating April 30, 2025, as "National Assistive Technology Awareness Day".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2710; text: CR S2718)
ABC 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.
Coordinated Federal Response to Extreme Heat Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cosponsored
Affordability is Access Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution supporting the designation of the week of August 24 through August 28, 2026, as the fourth annual "National Community Health Worker Awareness Week".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5009)
Stop the Wait Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Momnibus Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
PROTECT Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Show the other 63 cosponsored measures
HCBS Access Act
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.
Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Medicare Cost Cap Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SAFER Health 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.
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)
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, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".
Latest action, : Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 251. (consideration: CR S5139-5140)
A resolution designating June 6, 2026, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2792; text: CR S2791-2792)
A resolution designating May 2026 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2428; text: CR S2420-2421)
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.
Reproductive Health Care Accessibility 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 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 May 10, 2026, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2177)
No Immunity for Glyphosate Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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)
A concurrent resolution expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2026, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S966)
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.
Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Family Vaccine Protection Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
FSMA Fee Technical Corrections Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8277-8278)
TREATS Act
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.
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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)
Ellie’s Law
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
National Plan for Epilepsy Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Restoring Essential Healthcare Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution recognizing the important work of the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4829)
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.
Access to Birth Control Act
Latest action, : Star Print ordered on the bill.
Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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)
A resolution designating June 6, 2025, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3322; text: CR S3319-3320)
A bill to prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid in reconciliation.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3119)
Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2025
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.
A resolution designating May 2025 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2948; text: CR S2954-2955)
Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2864)
Due Process Continuity of Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2025, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2841-2842)
Medicare for All Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025
Latest action, : Star Print ordered on the measure.
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)
Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A concurrent resolution expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2025, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1633-1634)
A resolution memorializing those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1610)
HELP Copays Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Public Health Funding Restoration 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 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)
Strategy for Public Health Preparedness and Response to Artificial Intelligence Threats
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)