Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Health
Patty Murray
Democratic, Washington
On Health, the 58 measures they backed sit 70% 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
58 measures · 7 sponsored · 51 cosponsored
Sits 70% 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 −0.42
- 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
Affordability is Access Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cosponsored
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.
HCBS Access Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ally’s Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mamas First Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Show the other 46 cosponsored measures
MediKids Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
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.
Right to IVF Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
Reproductive Health Travel Fund 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 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 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.
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 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)
Find It Early Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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)
Safe Step Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4701)
Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Healthy MOM 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.
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)
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)
EACH Act of 2025
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.
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.
Keeping Obstetrics Local 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.
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.
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)
Expanding Access to Family Planning Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Convenient Contraception 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.
Insurance Fraud Accountability Act
Latest action, : Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Hearings held.
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)
Public Health Funding Restoration Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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)
Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Right to Contraception Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.