Bills About Health Sponsored by Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)

Sen. Harris sponsored 14 bills about health in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced Number Title Cosponsors Cosponsor Party Latest Action
Aug. 3, 2020 S.4397 A bill to provide for research and education with respect to uterine fibroids, and for other purposes. 3
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 21, 2020 S.4248 A bill to establish a grant program to provide funds for health care entities to establish or improve bias and anti-racism training to help reduce racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 testing, treatment, health outcomes, and vaccine access. 15
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 13, 2020 S.3721 A bill to provide for the establishment of a COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force to gather data about disproportionately affected communities and provide recommendations to combat the racial and ethnic disparities in the COVID-19 response. 20
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 10, 2020 S.3424 A bill to end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. 17
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 18, 2019 S.2500 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals to relieve workforce shortages, and for other purposes. 3
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 20, 2019 S.1926 A bill to increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 22, 2019 S.1600 A bill to support States in their work to end preventable morbidity and mortality in maternity care by using evidence-based quality improvement to protect the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period and to reduce neonatal and infant mortality, to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. 20
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 10, 2019 S.RES.154 A resolution recognizing the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women. 16
All Democrats
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2390)
Dec. 19, 2018 S.3796 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals to realize workforce shortages, and for other purposes. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 19, 2018 S.3797 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of certain mental health telehealth services. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 6, 2018 S.3420 A bill to require the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize the promotional materials for drugs for serious, life-threatening diseases or conditions or substance use disorders, especially opioid drugs and drugs for medication-assisted treatment, in considering whether promotional materials are false or misleading. 1
All Republicans
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 22, 2018 S.3363 A bill to support States in their work to end preventable morbidity and mortality in maternity care by using evidence-based quality improvement to protect the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period and to reduce neonatal and infant mortality, to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. 18
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 21, 2018 S.3114 A bill to provide for the establishment of a national registry to track cases of coccidioidomycosis, and for other purposes. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 11, 2018 S.RES.459 A resolution recognizing "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health care crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing the rate of maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women. 14
All Democrats
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2077)
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