Bills About Health Sponsored by Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

Sen. Blumenthal sponsored 39 bills about health in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 2, 2020	S.4945	A bill to improve end-of-life care.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 14, 2020	S.3749	A bill to protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency.	12	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 11, 2019	S.3021	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label of a drug that is intended for human use and contains an ingredient that is derived directly or indirectly from a gluten-containing grain to identify each such ingredient, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 21, 2019	S.2943	A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and for nursing facilities under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct. 17, 2019	S.2633	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 24, 2019	S.1944	A bill to fully fund the Prevention and Public Health Fund and reaffirm the importance of prevention in the United States healthcare system.	8	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 23, 2019	S.1645	A bill to protect a woman's ability to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide reproductive health care services, including abortion services.	43	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
April 4, 2019	S.1048	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative.	11	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 25, 2019	S.864	A bill to provide for further comprehensive research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke on unruptured intracranial aneurysms.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 28, 2019	S.637	A bill to prohibit price gouging in the sale of drugs.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 13, 2018	S.3754	A bill to prohibit price gouging in the sale of drugs.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 11, 2018	S.2647	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 24, 2017	S.1999	A bill to provide for further comprehensive research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke on unruptured intracranial aneurysms.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 27, 2017	S.1656	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide cybersecurity protections for medical devices.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 2, 2017	S.510	A bill to protect a woman's right and ability to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion services.	42	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 19, 2016	S.2961	A bill to improve end-of-life care.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 18, 2016	S.2947	A bill to establish requirements regarding quality dates and safety dates in food labeling, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 5, 2016	S.2747	A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 2, 2016	S.2479	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand access to prescription drug monitoring programs.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 18, 2015	S.2301	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 4, 2015	S.1503	A bill to provide for enhanced Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.	18	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 4, 2015	S.RES.193	A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic Griswold v. Connecticut decision of the Supreme Court of the United States and expressing the sense of the Senate that the case was an important step forward in helping ensure that all people of the United States are able to use contraceptives to plan pregnancies and have healthier babies.	27	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3780-3781)
April 30, 2015	S.RES.156	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2015 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".	2	Bipartisan	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Jan. 21, 2015	S.217	A bill to protect a woman's right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion services.	35	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec. 12, 2014	S.3009	A bill to improve end-of-life care.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 18, 2014	S.2872	A bill to protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov. 13, 2013	S.1696	A bill to protect a women's right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion services.	35	Bipartisan	Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-844.
May 22, 2014	S.RES.459	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2014 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".	1	All Republicans	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3308-3309; text as passed Senate: CR S3301)
Jan. 13, 2014	S.RES.330	A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of "Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States" and the significant progress in reducing the public health burden of tobacco use, and supporting an end to tobacco-related death and disease.	13	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S292)
Nov. 5, 2013	S.1653	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 4, 2013	S.RES.162	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2013 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".	2	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3963; text as passed Senate: CR S3961)
May 22, 2013	S.1019	A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs, and for other purposes.	5	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 8, 2013	S.RES.134	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.	4	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3263)
April 22, 2013	S.RES.104	A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day.	3	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2846)
April 11, 2013	S.719	A bill to provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.	12	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2012	S.RES.468	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".	2	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3385; text as passed Senate: CR S3385; text of measure as introduced: CR S3331)
Feb. 7, 2012	S.2077	A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 19, 2011	S.1734	A bill to provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products.	14	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 18, 2011	S.1381	A bill to provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne disease, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.	12	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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