Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Health
Adam B. Schiff
Democratic, California
On Health, the 79 measures they backed sit closer to the typical Democrat, 2% 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
79 measures · 1 sponsored · 78 cosponsored
Sits closer to the typical Democrat, 2% 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 −0.24
- 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
American Pharmaceutical Security Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cosponsored
ASAP Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8278-8279)
Biosimilars Access and Affordability Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
A resolution supporting the designation of October 2026 as "Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month" to raise awareness of substance use and misuse in the United States.
Latest action, : Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299)
Show the other 73 cosponsored measures
HCBS Access Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution expressing support for the designation of the first week of August 2026, as "National Community Health Center Week", encouraging all people of the United States to participate by visiting their local community health center, and celebrating the important partnership between community health centers and the communities they serve.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4553; text: CR S4568-4569)
Momnibus Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Compassionate Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Stroke Act
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.
Medicare Cost Cap Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SAFER Health Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Families Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-118.
Became Public Law 119-118
BRAIN Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Midwives for MOMS Act of 2025
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.
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)
Keeping Obstetrics Local Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
RESULTS Act
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, 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 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)
Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Food Date Labeling Act of 2025
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.
PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
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.
School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
A resolution designating January 23, 2026, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S347-384)
FAAN Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Choose Medicare Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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.
Alternatives to PAIN Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Transgender Health Care Access 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.
Give Kids a Chance 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.
Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Find It Early Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution supporting the designation of October 2025 as "Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month" to raise awareness of substance use and misuse in the United States.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S7851)
Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S820-821)
Safe Step Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Restoring Rural Health Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4701)
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 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)
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training 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)
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.
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
Protect IVF Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
FDA Modernization Act 3.0
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
EACH Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Equal Health Care for All Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4458)
Access to Birth Control Act
Latest action, : Star Print ordered on the bill.
Physician and Patient Safety 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.
Disaster Relief Medicaid Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
PEAKS Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
Medicare for All Act
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.
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)
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)