Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Health
Christopher Murphy
Democratic, Connecticut
On Health, the 41 measures they backed sit 14% past the typical Democrat, on the far side from the typical Republican.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 3 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
41 measures · 2 sponsored · 39 cosponsored
Sits 14% 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 −0.28
- 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 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.
3 measures this senator backed have no other backer on the map, so they are listed but not counted in the position from bills.
Sponsored
A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5006)
A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 18, 2026, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week".
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4674-4675)
Take Back Our Hospitals Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Patient Safety and Whistleblower Protections 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.
A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 8 through September 12, 2025, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week".
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S6471)
Cosponsored
A resolution designating September 25, 2026, as "National Ataxia Awareness Day", and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the search for a cure.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4958; text: CR S4950-4951)
PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pathways to Health Careers 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.
Safe Step Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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Moms Matter Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Maternal Health Pandemic Response 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)
PHS ACCESS Act
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.
Data to Save Moms Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution expressing support for the annual designation of the first Saturday after the Spring Equinox as "National Day of Play".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1523; text: CR S1517)
Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SHINE for Autumn Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Stop CMV Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution designating September 25, 2025, as "National Ataxia Awareness Day", and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the search for a cure.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7101; text: CR S7097)
SEPSIS Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3207-3208)
A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6579)
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)
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)
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.
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.
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.
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
ENROLL Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
Choose Medicare 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.
Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Vision Lab Choice Act of 2025
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.
Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2025
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.
Right to Contraception Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.