Bills About Health Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

Sen. Murkowski sponsored 35 bills about health in the 117th Congress (2021-22).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
May 6, 2020	S.3615	A bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the rural community hospital demonstration program.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 25, 2020	S.3333	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth, and for other purposes.	15	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 13, 2020	S.3307	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, parents, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth, and for other purposes.	14	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 10, 2019	S.3006	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in the emergency department who are at risk or suicide, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 18, 2019	S.2879	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 25, 2019	S.2546	A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes.	18	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 25, 2019	S.2296	A bill to reauthorize the Pregnancy Assistance Fund.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 30, 2019	S.282	A bill to amend the market name of genetically altered salmon in the United States, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 22, 2018	S.2897	A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system.	10	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 11, 2017	S.1528	A bill to amend the market name of genetically altered salmon in the United States, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 3, 2016	S.2640	A bill to amend the market name of genetically altered salmon in the United States, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 1, 2015	S.2114	A bill to correct inconsistencies in the definitions relating to Native Americans in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 17, 2015	S.2060	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 23, 2015	S.1849	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits.	6	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 21, 2014	S.RES.454	A resolution recognizing that cardiovascular disease continues to be an overwhelming threat to women's health and the importance of providing basic, preventive heart screenings to women wherever they seek primary care.	3	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3244; text as passed Senate: CR S3242)
April 1, 2014	S.2196	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 31, 2013	S.RES.279	A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week during the period of October 23 through October 31, 2013.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7732)
Feb. 7, 2013	S.236	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and physicians or practitioners to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits.	5	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 7, 2013	S.237	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 7, 2013	S.239	A bill to extend the frontier extended stay clinic demonstration.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 22, 2012	S.RES.578	A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, 2012.	3	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6680-6681; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6631)
Aug. 1, 2012	S.RES.536	A resolution designating September 9, 2012, as "National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day".	2	All Democrats	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5898-5900; text as passed Senate: CR S5899; text of measure as introduced: CR S5883)
Oct. 19, 2011	S.RES.300	A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, 2011	6	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6787-6788; text as passed Senate: CR S6788; text of measure as introduced: CR S6769)
Sept. 8, 2011	S.RES.259	A resolution designating September 9, 2011, as "National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day".	2	All Democrats	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR: S5464-5465; text as passed Senate: CR S5465; text of measure as introduced: CR S5463)
Aug. 2, 2011	S.1500	A bill to give Americans access to affordable child-only health insurance coverage.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 23, 2011	S.1042	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and physicians or practitioners to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits.	2	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug. 5, 2010	S.RES.612	A resolution designating September 9, 2010, as "National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day".	7	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6981; text as passed Senate: CR S6981; text of measure as introduced: CR S6907)
March 23, 2010	S.3154	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 13, 2009	S.RES.313	A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, 2009.	6	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10382; text as passed Senate: CR S10382; text of measure as introduced: CR S10373)
Aug. 4, 2009	S.RES.240	A resolution designating September 9, 2009, as "National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day".	4	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8779; text as passed Senate: CR S8779; text of measure as introduced: CR S8774)
April 24, 2008	S.2911	A bill to improve vaccination rates among children.	1	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 15, 2007	S.896	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary care physicians and medical residents serving health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 19, 2005	S.1722	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9249-9250)
Jan. 25, 2005	S.159	A bill to eliminate the sunset for the determination of the Federal medical assistance percentage for Alaska.	0	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 4, 2003	S.294	A bill to eliminate the sunset for the determination of the Federal medical assistance percentage for Alaska under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.	0	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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