Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Health
Tina Smith
Democratic, Minnesota
On Health, the 96 measures they backed sit 9% 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
96 measures · 8 sponsored · 88 cosponsored
Sits 9% 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 −0.27
- 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.
1 measure this senator backed has no other backer on the map, so it is listed but not counted in the position from bills.
Sponsored
Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Data to Save Moms 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.
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)
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Restoring Essential Healthcare Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicaid Bump 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.
Expanding Access to Family Planning Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Cosponsored
A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5270)
Affordability is Access Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Protect Moms From Domestic Violence Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Momnibus 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.
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SMASH 2.0 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.
Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement 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.
Health Over Wealth Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
MOMMIES Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
ASAP Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8278-8279)
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.
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)
HELP Copays Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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.
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)
Drug Deal Disclosure Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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)
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 443.
Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026
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.
Expanded Telehealth Access Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act
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.
Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
FAAN Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Restoring Patient Protections and Affordability Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicare-X Choice Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Medicare for All Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution designating November 20, 2025, as "National Rural Health Day".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8248; text: CR S8243-8244)
Right to Override 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.
Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Telehealth Modernization Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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)
Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
DAIRY PRIDE Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Gun Violence Prevention Research 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
EACH Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 153.
Access to Birth Control Act
Latest action, : Star Print ordered on the bill.
Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4370-4371)
Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act
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.
ASSIST Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Keeping Obstetrics Local Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
State Public Option Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
ATTAIN Mental Health 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.
Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
Latest action, : Star Print ordered on the bill.
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)
CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Convenient Contraception 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.
Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Insurance Fraud Accountability Act
Latest action, : Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Hearings held.
Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
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)
Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S820-821)
SENIOR 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.
Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
Rural Hospital Support Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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)
DTC Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S337-338; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S337)