Bills About Health Sponsored by Tina Smith (D-Minn.)

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

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 1, 2020	S.RES.780	A resolution designating November 2020 as "National Lung Cancer Awareness Month" and expressing support for the early detection of lung cancer.	5	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7142; text: CR S7140)
Sept. 29, 2020	S.4745	A bill to prevent surprise medical bills with respect to COVID-19 testing.	5	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 24, 2020	S.4737	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to covered health departments to increase the rate of recommended immunizations, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 11, 2019	S.1160	A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to increase support for mental health.	0		Held at the desk.
Aug. 6, 2020	S.4469	A bill to ensure coverage of a COVID-19 vaccine and treatment.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 5, 2020	S.4440	A bill to authorize the Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a Social Determinants of Health Program, and for other purposes.	8	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 5, 2020	S.4439	A bill to require any COVID-19 drug developed in whole or in part with Federal support to be affordable and accessible by prohibiting monopolies and price gouging, and for other purposes.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 29, 2020	S.4355	A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide benefits for lung cancer screenings for certain individuals without the imposition of cost sharing.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 29, 2020	S.4093	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment or operation of a center to be known as the Emergency Mental Health and Substance Use Training and Technical Assistance Center.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 24, 2020	S.4058	A bill to authorize grants to address substance use during COVID-19.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 24, 2020	S.4059	A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2020	S.3792	A bill to require parity in the coverage of mental health and substance use disorder services provided to enrollees in private insurance plans, whether such services are provided in-person or through telehealth.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 14, 2020	S.3738	A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide updated information about COVID-19 testing to the public, and for other purposes.	11	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 14, 2020	S.3741	A bill to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in person during the COVID-19 emergency.	10	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 14, 2020	S.3737	A bill to improve the public health workforce loan repayment program.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 12, 2020	S.3499	A bill to amend coverage requirements to ensure that no person incurs cost sharing when receiving a test to confirm a COVID-19 infection.	42	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 18, 2019	S.3092	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 180-day exclusivity period, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 20, 2019	S.2902	A bill to enhance the rural health workforce, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 14, 2019	S.2855	A bill to require the Secretary to conduct a study and issue a report on the affordability of insulin.	7	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 31, 2019	S.2373	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve obstetric care in rural areas.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 27, 2019	S.2004	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish insulin assistance programs, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 19, 2019	S.1903	A bill to establish an interagency One Health Program, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 12, 2019	S.1801	A bill to ensure medications are affordable.	15	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 1, 2019	S.1260	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for grants to enable States to carry out activities to reduce administrative costs and burdens in health care.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 11, 2019	S.1140	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the treatment under section 351(k)(7) of such Act (relating to exclusivity for reference products) of certain products deemed to have a biological product license pursuant to section 7002 of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009.	2	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 10, 2019	S.1122	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs.	11	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 1, 2019	S.973	A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to continue supplemental dental and vision benefits and long-term care insurance coverage for Federal employees affected by a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.	5	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
March 12, 2019	S.741	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for cost sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.	19	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 12, 2018	S.3742	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for cost sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 12, 2018	S.3434	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for grants to enable States to carry out activities to reduce administrative costs and burdens in health care.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 5, 2018	S.3411	A bill to ensure medications are affordable.	14	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug. 1, 2018	S.3337	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 22, 2018	S.2615	A bill to establish an interagency One Health Program, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 12, 2018	S.2533	A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to allow National Health Service Corps members to provide obligated service as behavioral and mental health professionals at schools, other community-based settings, or patient homes, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 28, 2018	S.2476	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that valid generic drugs may enter the market.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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