Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Health
Jack Reed
Democratic, Rhode Island
On Health, the 52 measures they backed sit closer to the typical Democrat, 25% 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
52 measures · 6 sponsored · 46 cosponsored
Sits closer to the typical Democrat, 25% 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 −0.18
- 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
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 443.
EMPOWER for Health Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2025, as "DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day" to raise awareness of, and encourage research on, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors and pediatric cancers in general.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3536; text: CR S3535)
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)
Suicide Prevention Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1747)
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Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1347)
Cosponsored
A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5273)
Affordability is Access Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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)
Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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PROTECT 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.
Right to IVF 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.
Medicare Cost Cap Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
ASAP Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8278-8279)
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)
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.
PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution designating November 2025 as "National Lung Cancer Awareness Month" and expressing support for early detection and treatment of lung cancer.
Latest action, : Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S140; text: CR 12/18/2025 S8925)
Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
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.
Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-118.
Became Public Law 119-118
A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7735; text: CR S7733)
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.
Mobile Cancer Screening Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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)
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 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)
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.
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)
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Ellie’s Law
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HCBS Relief Act of 2025
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.
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
BRAIN Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Lower Drug Costs for Families Act
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.
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)
Right to Contraception Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization 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)