Bills About Health Sponsored by Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.)

Sen. Sanders sponsored 74 bills about health in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Aug. 6, 2020	S.4490	A bill to impose an emergency tax on the increase in wealth of billionaires during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to pay for all of the out-of-pocket healthcare expenses of the uninsured and under-insured, including prescription drugs, for one year.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 9, 2020	S.3921	A bill to require the Federal Government to provide critical health care resources in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 20, 2020	S.3790	A bill to provide reimbursements for certain costs of health care items and services, including prescription drugs, furnished during the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19.	7	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 11, 2019	S.1773	A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make improvements to the treatment of the United States territories under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 21, 2019	S.1584	A bill to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for dubious marketing and distribution of opioid products and for their role in creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic in the United States.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 10, 2019	S.1129	A bill to establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program.	14	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 1, 2019	S.962	A bill to provide funding for federally qualified health centers and the National Health Service Corps.	8	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 10, 2019	S.99	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 10, 2019	S.102	A bill to significantly lower prescription drug prices for patients in the United States by ending government-granted monopolies for manufacturers who charge drug prices that are higher than the median prices at which the drugs are available in other countries.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 10, 2019	S.97	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals.	24	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 17, 2018	S.2691	A bill to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for illegal marketing and distribution of opioid products and for their role in creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic in the United States.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct. 25, 2017	S.2011	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes.	7	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 13, 2017	S.1804	A bill to establish a Medicare-for-all health insurance program.	16	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 31, 2017	S.1681	A bill to require persons who undertake Federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 26, 2017	S.1441	A bill to provide funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers, the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers, and the Nurse Practitioner Residency Training program.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 2, 2017	S.495	A bill to provide incentives for investment in research and development for new medicines, to enhance access to new medicines, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 28, 2017	S.469	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals.	22	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 10, 2015	S.2023	A bill to ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 18, 2015	S.1364	A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the payment of an additional rebate to the State Medicaid plan in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 25, 2015	S.570	A bill to improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 20, 2014	S.2948	A bill to extend the requirement that drug manufacturers that increase prices faster than inflation pay an additional rebate to State Medicaid programs to include manufacturers of generic drugs.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 9, 2014	S.2229	A bill to expand primary care access.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 30, 2013	S.1562	A bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes.	14	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 290.
Dec. 9, 2013	S.1782	A bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov. 21, 2013	S.1759	A bill to reauthorize the teaching health center program.	11	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 18, 2013	S.1522	A bill to improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 23, 2013	S.1028	A bill to reauthorize and improve the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes.	18	All Democrats	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-791.
May 6, 2013	S.858	A bill to provide for an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 20, 2013	S.626	A bill to de-link research and development incentives from drug prices for new medicines to treat HIV/AIDS and to stimulate greater sharing of scientific knowledge.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 20, 2013	S.627	A bill to provide incentives for investment in research and development for new medicines, to enhance access to new medicines, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 2, 2012	S.3506	A bill to eliminate requirements to undertake duplicative clinical testing of new pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biological products, or medical devices, when such duplication is inconsistent with relevant ethical norms.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 7, 2012	S.3272	A bill to improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 26, 2011	S.1137	A bill to provide incentives for investment in research and development for new medicines, to enhance access to new medicines, and for other purposes.	0		Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-570.
May 26, 2011	S.1138	A bill to de-link research and development incentives from drug prices for new medicines to treat HIV/AIDS and to stimulate greater sharing of scientific knowledge.	0		Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-570.
May 9, 2011	S.915	A bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 25, 2011	S.73	A bill to provide for an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec. 22, 2010	S.4057	A bill to provide for an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 29, 2010	S.3921	A bill to ensure that rules for the approval of pharmaceutical and biological products do not require violations of medical ethics in the testing of products in humans and vertebrate animals.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 24, 2009	S.898	A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration.	0	All Independent Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 2, 2009	S.792	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the National Program of Cancer Registries by expanding data collection and allowing data sharing for public health objectives, while preserving the confidentiality of patients, and for other purposes.	0	All Independent Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 25, 2009	S.703	A bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.	0	All Independent Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 26, 2009	S.486	A bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs.	25	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 31, 2008	S.3412	A bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to improve primary care delivery through an expansion of the community health center and National Health Service Corps programs.	13	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 31, 2008	S.3413	A bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to improve primary care delivery through an expansion of the community health center and National Health Service Corps programs.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 9, 2008	S.RES.509	A resolution recognizing the week of April 7, 2008 to April 13, 2008, as "National Public Health Week".	10	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2821)
Oct. 19, 2007	S.2210	A bill to provide incentives for investment in research and development for new medicines, to enhance access to new medicines, and for other purposes.	0	All Independent Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 7, 2007	S.2031	A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 20, 2007	S.941	A bill to increase Federal support for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps in order to ensure access to health care for millions of Americans living in medically-underserved areas.	8	Bipartisan	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10304)
June 7, 2007	S.1564	A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide health insurance converge for children and pregnant and post-partum women throughout the United States by combining the children and pregnant women health coverage under Medicaid and SCHIP into a new All Healthy Children Program, and for other purposes.	0	All Independent Democrats	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10304)
Feb. 1, 2006	H.R.4697	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to replace the Medicare prescription drug benefit adopted by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 with a revised and simplified prescription benefit program for all Medicare beneficiaries.	19	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2005	H.R.2240	To provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas throughout the United States.	7	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan. 26, 2005	H.R.417	To provide incentives for investment in research and development for new medicines, to enhance access to new medicines, and for other purposes.	0	All Independent Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Feb. 2, 2005	H.R.594	To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for expanded dental coverage under Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs and to provide for funding for expanded community oral health services.	28	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 27, 2003	H.R.1022	To provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas throughout the United States.	21	Bipartisan	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1381-1382)
June 17, 2003	H.R.2498	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a prescription benefit program for all Medicare beneficiaries.	21	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 17, 2003	H.R.2497	To permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, and for other purposes.	57	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 13, 2003	H.R.847	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs from Canada.	69	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 26, 2002	H.R.5306	To provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas throughout the United States.	0	All Independent Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
July 23, 2002	H.R.5191	To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for expanded dental coverage under Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs and to provide for funding for expanded community oral health services.	13	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 25, 2002	H.R.4614	To permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, and for other purposes.	56	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 17, 2002	H.R.4476	To expand the availability of oral health services by strengthening the dental workforce in designated underserved areas.	0	All Independent Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 6, 2001	H.R.2086	To provide that benefits under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, may be afforded for covered services provided by a licensed or certified acupuncturist, massage therapist, naturopathic physician, or midwife, without supervision or referral by another health practitioner.	0	All Independent Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
June 6, 2001	H.R.2087	To provide that benefits under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, may be afforded for covered services provided by a licensed or certified chiropractor, without supervision or referral by another health practitioner.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
April 4, 2001	H.R.1512	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a prescription benefit program for all Medicare beneficiaries.	33	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 14, 2001	H.R.698	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers.	40	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 16, 1999	H.CON.RES.135	Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to preserving and expanding Medicare.	76	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
April 29, 1998	H.R.3758	To require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.	22	Bipartisan	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
March 29, 1996	H.R.3222	To prohibit gag rule clauses, improper incentive programs, and indemnification clauses in health care insurance contracts and health care employment contracts, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Nov. 16, 1995	H.R.2654	To prevent discrimination against victims of abuse in all lines of insurance.	69	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Aug. 4, 1995	H.R.2245	To establish a national program of trained community health advisors to assist the States in attaining the Healthy People 2000 Objectives.	18	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
June 27, 1995	H.CON.RES.79	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding an appropriate minimum length of stay for routine deliveries.	33	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sept. 23, 1994	H.R.5093	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a 1-year extension of the applicability of certain provisions in the programs for block grants regarding mental health and substance abuse, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sept. 23, 1994	H.R.5094	To provide a 1-year extension of the applicability of the authority to transfer funds under the programs for block grants regarding mental health and substance abuse.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
March 11, 1994	H.R.4024	To establish a national program of trained community health advisors to assist the States in attaining the Healthy People 2000 Objectives.	47	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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