Bills About Health Sponsored by Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

Sen. Murray sponsored 51 bills about health in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Sept. 29, 2020	S.4740	A bill to support public health infrastructure.	19	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 21, 2020	S.4253	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the listing of patents in the Orange Book.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 21, 2020	S.4246	A bill to provide that the rules entitled "Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act" and "Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act" shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.	39	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 12, 2019	S.2836	A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the final rule, entitled "Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority".	34	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 11, 2019	S.1199	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the poison center network program.	1	All Republicans	Held at the desk.
June 13, 2019	S.1847	A bill to require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.	30	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 5, 2019	S.1735	A bill to provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening.	12	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 22, 2019	S.1617	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the listing of patents in the Orange Book.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2019	S.CON.RES.18	A concurrent resolution supporting reproductive health care in the United States.	43	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3011-3012)
Feb. 7, 2019	S.402	A bill to plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them.	17	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 12, 2018	S.3203	A bill to plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 24, 2018	S.RES.526	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that politicians should not interfere with a woman's personal health care decisions or attempt to prevent providers from offering their full medical recommendations to their patients.	6	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2938-2939)
Oct. 19, 2017	S.1985	A bill to repeal the rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled "Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act" and "Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act".	37	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 4, 2017	S.1045	A bill to guarantee coverage of certain women's preventive services under all health plans.	46	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 21, 2017	S.689	A bill to provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 14, 2016	S.3223	A bill to increase funding to reduce opioid use disorders and overdose, and for other purposes.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 18, 2016	S.2948	A bill to plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them.	8	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 4, 2016	S.2503	A bill to establish requirements for reusable medical devices relating to cleaning instructions and validation data, and for other purposes.	0		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 417.
July 16, 2015	S.1793	A bill to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.	2	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 9, 2015	S.1532	A bill to ensure timely access to affordable birth control for women.	33	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 3, 2015	S.1494	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and update the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative for grants to address the problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3681)
March 4, 2015	S.674	A bill to expand programs with respect to women's health.	5	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 18, 2014	S.2876	A bill to establish a public education and awareness and access program relating to emergency contraception.	7	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 31, 2014	S.2728	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide community-based medical education payments to primary care teaching centers, to provide for a Medicare indirect medical education performance adjustment, and to increase Medicare graduate medical education transparency, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 9, 2014	S.2578	A bill to ensure that employers cannot interfere in their employees' birth control and other health care decisions.	46	Bipartisan	Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 228) entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S4535)
Nov. 18, 2013	S.1719	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 281.
Feb. 26, 2013	S.380	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and update the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative for grants to address the problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 4, 2010	S.3703	A bill to expand the research, prevention, and awareness activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health with respect to pulmonary fibrosis, and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 17, 2010	S.3504	A bill to establish a public education and awareness program relating to emergency contraception.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 25, 2009	S.RES.288	A resolution designating September 26, 2009, as "National Mesothelioma Awareness Day".	5	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9866; text as passed Senate: CR S9866; text of measure as introduced: CR S9871-9872)
March 26, 2009	S.733	A bill to ensure the continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, and emergency needs.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 19, 2009	S.652	A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery, and for other purposes.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 12, 2009	S.586	A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative, and for other purposes.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 4, 2009	S.382	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in States with more cost-effective health care delivery systems.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 29, 2008	S.2932	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States.	25	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 110-377.
May 7, 2008	S.2989	A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative, and for other purposes.	1	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 1, 2008	S.2962	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in States with more cost-effective health care delivery systems.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 10, 2008	S.RES.510	A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.	2	Bipartisan	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3412)
Nov. 7, 2007	S.2319	A bill to ensure the continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, and emergency needs.	6	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 27, 2007	S.2108	A bill to establish a public education and awareness program relating to emergency contraception.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 18, 2007	S.2065	A bill to provide assistance to community health coalitions to increase access to and improve the quality of health care services.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 14, 2007	S.1378	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the distribution of the drug dextromethorphan, and for other purposes.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 10, 2007	S.1359	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and to strengthen the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus.	17	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 5, 2005	S.1822	A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Security Act to made improvements to the implementation of the medicare prescription drug benefit.	2	All Democrats	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11853)
Feb. 16, 2005	S.411	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provisions of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in States with more cost-effective health care delivery systems.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1556)
Feb. 26, 2004	S.2135	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 11, 2003	S.896	A bill to establish a public education and awareness program relating to emergency contraception.	12	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 27, 2003	S.465	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand medicare coverage of certain self-injected biologicals.	15	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 23, 2002	S.2568	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of items and services provided to medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas.	1	All Democrats	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
March 6, 2002	S.1990	A bill to establish a public education awareness program relating to emergency contraception.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 15, 2001	S.554	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand medicare coverage of certain self-injected biologicals.	19	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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