Bills About Health Sponsored by Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

Sen. Hatch sponsored 78 bills about health in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 19, 2018	S.3787	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage the development and use of DISARM antimicrobial drugs, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec. 11, 2018	S.3738	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prevent the inter partes review process for challenging patents from diminishing competition in the pharmaceutical industry and with respect to drug innovation, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 4, 2018	S.3701	A bill to protect and educate children about the dangers of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 29, 2018	S.3693	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of certain cancer hospitals.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov. 26, 2018	S.3657	A bill to reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program.	2	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 697.
Nov. 15, 2018	S.RES.690	A resolution affirming the importance of the Orphan Drug Act, applauding the life-saving accomplishments of the Act during its 35-year history, and recognizing the need to continue support for research and development of new therapies for rare diseases.	0		Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7055-7056)
Sept. 27, 2018	S.3519	A bill to establish a process for the Food and Drug Administration to determine whether to modify the labeling of drugs whose labeling may be outdated, including drugs with accepted uses that are not reflected in the approved labeling.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 25, 2018	S.3120	An original bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to help end addictions and lessen substance abuse disorders, and for other purposes.	0		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.
April 16, 2018	S.2669	A bill to provide for accelerated approval of pain and addiction therapies.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 18, 2017	S.1827	A bill to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.	24	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.
Nov. 1, 2017	S.2052	A bill to provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct. 25, 2017	S.2003	A bill to modernize the regulation of cosmetics.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 6, 2017	S.870	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to implement Medicare payment policies designed to improve management of chronic disease, streamline care coordination, and improve quality outcomes without adding to the deficit.	21	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 29, 2017	S.1509	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize an extension of exclusivity periods for certain drugs that are approved for a new indication for a rare disease or condition, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 4, 2017	S.1048	A bill to expand patient access to experimental treatments in clinical trials, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 28, 2016	S.2873	A bill to require studies and reports examining the use of, and opportunities to use, technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.	16	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 114-270.
Dec. 6, 2016	S.3504	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to implement Medicare payment policies designed to improve management of chronic disease, streamline care coordination, and improve quality outcomes without adding to the deficit.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 16, 2015	S.185	A bill to create a limited population pathway for approval of certain antibacterial drugs.	6	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425.
Dec. 8, 2015	S.2368	An original bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the efficiency of the Medicare appeals process, and for other purposes.	0		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8496-8497)
Nov. 16, 2015	S.2282	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and the National Cord Blood Inventory, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7968-7969)
Feb. 12, 2015	S.481	A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to drug scheduling recommendations by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and with respect to registration of manufacturers and distributors seeking to conduct clinical testing, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 245.
May 21, 2015	S.1421	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize a 6-month extension of certain exclusivity periods in the case of approved drugs that are subsequently approved for a new indication to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 19, 2015	S.810	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare payments for physicians and other professionals, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 29, 2015	S.305	A bill to protect American job creation by striking the Federal mandate on employers to offer health insurance.	29	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 21, 2015	S.203	A bill to restore Americans' individual liberty by striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance.	29	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec. 11, 2014	S.3004	A bill to promote the development of meaningful treatments for patients.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 26, 2014	S.2539	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to traumatic brain injury and to trauma research.	3	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 113-196.
March 12, 2014	S.2122	A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and to improve Medicare and Medicaid payments, and for other purposes.	9	All Republicans	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330.
Sept. 18, 2013	S.1525	A bill to ensure that the personal and private information of Americans enrolling in Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards.	33	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 28, 2013	S.399	A bill to protect American job creation by striking the Federal mandate on employers to offer health insurance.	31	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 22, 2013	S.40	A bill to restore Americans' individual liberty by striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance.	27	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 4, 2011	S.877	A bill to prevent taxpayer-funded elective abortions by applying the longstanding policy of the Hyde amendment to the new health care law.	34	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 3, 2011	S.868	A bill to restore the longstanding partnership between the States and the Federal Government in managing the Medicaid program.	25	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 25, 2011	S.19	A bill to restore American's individual liberty by striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance.	30	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 25, 2011	S.20	A bill to protect American job creation by striking the job-killing Federal employer mandate.	39	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug. 5, 2010	S.3751	A bill to amend the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005.	12	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 111-264.
June 17, 2010	S.3501	A bill to protect American job creation by striking the job-killing Federal employer mandate.	14	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 17, 2010	S.3502	A bill to restore Americans' individual liberty by striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance.	15	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec. 22, 2009	S.2922	A bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 19, 2009	S.660	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care.	6	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 26, 2009	S.314	A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish programs to improve the quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care.	0	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 31, 2008	S.3387	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care.	1	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 7, 2007	S.793	A bill to provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs.	20	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 110-206.
Dec. 13, 2007	S.2484	A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.	3	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 110-154.
Nov. 16, 2007	S.2396	A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program.	6	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 17, 2007	S.1428	A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access to durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.	16	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 8, 2007	S.812	A bill to prohibit human cloning and protect stem cell research.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2906-2907)
June 21, 2006	S.3546	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 109-462.
Aug. 1, 2006	S.3771	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act.	63	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638.
Sept. 21, 2006	S.3920	A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access to durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 17, 2006	S.3668	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 27, 2005	S.1317	A bill to provide for the collection and maintenance of cord blood units for the treatment of patients and research, and to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Cell Transplantation Program to increase the number of transplants for recipients suitable matched to donors of bone marrow and cord blood.	34	Bipartisan	By Senator Enzi from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/29/2005. Report No. 109-129.
April 21, 2005	S.876	A bill to prohibit human cloning and protect stem cell research.	12	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4121-4122)
March 17, 2005	S.681	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research using such cells.	11	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 11, 2004	S.2976	A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to life the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov. 18, 2003	S.1887	A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Oct. 3, 2003	S.1717	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stems cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research using such cells.	8	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 25, 2003	S.1328	A bill to provide for an evaluation by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences of leading health care performance measures and options to implement policies that align performance with payment under the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.	1	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 25, 2003	S.1332	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8729)
May 22, 2003	S.1135	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a uniform national medicare physician fee schedule.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 5, 2003	S.526	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs medicare beneficiaries by allowing plans to target enrollment to special needs beneficiaries.	8	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 5, 2003	S.303	A bill to prohibit human cloning and protect stem cell research.	11	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct. 3, 2002	S.3041	A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on new technology payments under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services.	0	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct. 3, 2002	S.3042	A bill to provide for the recognition of new medical technologies under the medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system.	0	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct. 3, 2002	S.3043	A bill to provide for an extension of the social health maintenance organization (SHMO) demonstration project.	0	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 23, 2002	S.2557	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 20, 2001	S.1066	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish procedures for determining payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests for which payment is made under the medicare program.	8	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 23, 2001	S.153	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs under the medicare program.	0	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct. 21, 1998	S.RES.314	A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make adjustments to payments made to skilled nursing facilities under the medicare program.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov. 13, 1997	S.1530	A bill to resolve ongoing tobacco litigation, to reform the civil justice system responsible for adjudicating tort claims against companies that manufacture tobacco products, and establish a national tobacco policy for the United States that will decrease youth tobacco use and reduce the marketing of tobacco products to young Americans.	2	All Republicans	Senate Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-541.
June 16, 1997	S.913	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a prospective payment system for home health services, and for other purposes.	0	All Republicans	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
June 16, 1997	S.914	A bill to establish a prospective payment system under the medicare program for skilled nursing facility services.	0	All Republicans	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
April 8, 1997	S.525	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide access to health care insurance coverage for children.	27	Bipartisan	Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.
July 16, 1996	S.1955	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Center for Pain Research, and for other purposes.	8	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Dec. 12, 1995	S.1471	A bill to make permanent the program of malpractice coverage for health centers under the Federal Tort Claims Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Aug. 10, 1995	S.1177	A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide improved access to quality long-term care services, to obtain cost savings through provider incentives and removal of regulatory and legislative barriers, to encourage greater private sector participation and personal responsibility in financing such services, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 22, 1995	S.955	A bill to clarify the scope of coverage and amount of payment under the medicare program of items and services associated with the use in the furnishing of inpatient hospital services of certain medical devices approved for investigational use.	22	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 4, 1995	S.96	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the conduct of expanded studies and the establishment of innovative programs with respect to traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

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