Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Health
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic, Rhode Island
On Health, the 66 measures they backed sit closer to the typical Democrat, 24% 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
66 measures · 4 sponsored · 62 cosponsored
Sits closer to the typical Democrat, 24% 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.
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
Pay PCPs Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Prior Authorization Relief Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Affordable CHOICE Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution urging the protection of Medicare from the devastating cuts caused by H.R. 1.
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S6736)
A bill to exempt Medicare from any sequestration under Statutory PAYGO that is caused by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
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A resolution urging the protection of Medicare from the devastating cuts caused by H.R. 1.
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S6472)
Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cosponsored
PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
STRONGER Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
ASAP Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8278-8279)
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Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Right to IVF Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
I CAN Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
A resolution designating June 6, 2026, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2792; text: CR S2791-2792)
Nursing is a Professional Degree Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution designating May 2026 as "ALS Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2518)
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)
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Hospital Week, to be observed from May 10 through May 16, 2026.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2311-2312)
Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Drug Deal Disclosure Act
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.
Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Safe Step Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis 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)
PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S8512)
Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4701)
Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025
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.
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week during the period of October 23 through October 31, 2025.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7855; text: CR S7852)
TREATS 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.
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)
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)
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.
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
Latest action, : Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization 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.
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Keeping Obstetrics Local 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.
Protect IVF Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution designating June 6, 2025, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3322; text: CR S3319-3320)
A resolution designating May 2025 as "ALS Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3273; text: CR S3256-3257)
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.
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Hospital Week, to be observed from May 11 through May 17, 2025.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2934; text: CR S2932)
Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
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)
CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
ABC 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.
Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada 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.
FDA Modernization Act 3.0
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
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)