Bills About Health Sponsored by Al Franken (D-Minn.)

Sen. Franken sponsored 33 bills about health in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
June 15, 2017	S.1370	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs.	5	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 10, 2017	S.1093	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve pediatric medical device application procedures.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 29, 2017	S.771	A bill to improve access to affordable prescription drugs.	15	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 9, 2017	S.348	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 13, 2016	S.3190	A bill to enhance the rural health workforce, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 13, 2016	S.3191	A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the quality of health care furnished in rural areas, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 13, 2016	S.3189	A bill to improve access to health care in rural areas, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 16, 2016	S.3070	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to address the increased burden that maintaining the health and hygiene of infants and toddlers places on families in need, the resultant adverse health effects on children and families, and the limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 27, 2016	S.2858	A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 27, 2016	S.2863	A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove limitations on Medicaid benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 21, 2016	S.2836	A bill to clarify the application of spousal impoverishment protections for recipients of home and community-based services under Medicaid.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 8, 2016	S.2512	A bill to expand the tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for Zika virus.	11	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 114-146.
March 3, 2016	S.2634	A bill to establish an interagency One Health Program, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 16, 2015	S.1588	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs.	13	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 29, 2015	S.1131	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.	12	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 31, 2013	S.195	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs.	22	Bipartisan	Committee on the Judiciary Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-894.
May 20, 2014	S.2359	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.	11	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 10, 2014	S.2253	A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary shift in the scheduled collection of the transitional reinsurance program payments.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 27, 2014	S.RES.339	A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of Mayo Clinic.	4	Bipartisan	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Jan. 16, 2014	S.1940	A bill to provide reimbursement under the Medicaid program to individuals and entities that provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to Medicaid beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec. 19, 2013	S.1879	A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for coverage of oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the coverage provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2013	S.998	A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights, to establish State Home Care Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 7, 2013	S.504	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that valid generic drugs may enter the market.	6	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 5, 2013	S.452	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries.	21	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 23, 2013	S.77	A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 20, 2012	S.3586	A bill to provide reimbursement under the Medicaid program to individuals and entities that provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to Medicaid beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 31, 2012	S.3463	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries.	19	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 27, 2012	S.3351	A bill to amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act with respect to the privacy of protected health information.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 15, 2011	S.1865	A bill to improve patient access to medical innovation.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 20, 2011	S.1750	A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights, to establish State Home Care Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 25, 2011	S.31	A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S151-152)
Nov. 5, 2009	S.2734	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the prevention of diabetes, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 30, 2009	S.1730	A bill to provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage.	6	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9984)

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