Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Health
Peter Welch
Democratic, Vermont
On Health, the 105 measures they backed sit 13% 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
105 measures · 6 sponsored · 99 cosponsored
Sits 13% 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 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
Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
No Big Blockbuster Bailouts Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
340B PATIENTS Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cosponsored
A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020; text: CR S5007-5008)
PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
RCORP Authorization Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Show the other 94 cosponsored measures
Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026
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.
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)
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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)
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
No Immunity for Glyphosate Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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)
Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
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.
Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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)
Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.
Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S116-117)
FAAN Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
RESULTS 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.
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)
SHINE for Autumn Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
CARE Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7964)
TREATS Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
CURD 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.
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 supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6798; text: CR S6795)
Share the Savings with Seniors 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)
Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization 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.
Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-118.
Became Public Law 119-118
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.
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.
Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4701)
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
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)
EACH Act of 2025
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.
ABC-ED 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.
ASSIST Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Easy Enrollment in Health Care 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.
End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Disaster Relief Medicaid Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
MORE Savings 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.
Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
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.
Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SPARC Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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.
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.
Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
End Price Gouging for Medications Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2025.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2778)
Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Medicare for All Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2567)
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.
I CAN Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lower Drug Costs for Families Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Stop STALLING Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 45.
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 46.
Insurance Fraud Accountability Act
Latest action, : Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Hearings held.
Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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)
Patients Before Middlemen Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Family Building FEHB Fairness Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2025
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)
Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Fair Funding for Rural Hospitals Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S796)
Responsibility in Drug Advertising 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.
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)
A resolution designating January 23, 2025, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S339-340)