Bills About Health Sponsored by Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

Sen. Tester sponsored 27 bills about health in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced Number Title Cosponsors Cosponsor Party Latest Action
June 30, 2020 S.RES.638 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Justice should defend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148 Stat. 119) and halt its efforts to repeal, sabotage, or undermine health care protections for millions of people in the United States in the midst of the public health emergency relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). 46
Bipartisan
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4040-4041)
March 5, 2020 S.3399 A bill to extend the Frontier Community Health Integration Project Demonstration. 1
All Republicans
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug. 1, 2019 S.2412 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of addiction counselor services under part B of the Medicare program. 3
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 23, 2019 S.1668 A bill to clarify that participants in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program may be assigned to serve in pediatric inpatient mental health facilities. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 30, 2019 S.1240 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count resident time spent in a critical access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect graduate medical education payments. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 1, 2019 S.970 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. 8
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 4, 2019 S.RES.92 A resolution designating the first week of April 2019 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week". 13
Bipartisan
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1634; text: CR S1622)
April 24, 2018 S.2732 A bill to clarify that participants in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program may be assigned to serve in pediatric inpatient mental health facilities. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 22, 2018 S.RES.449 A resolution designating the first week of April 2018 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week". 12
Bipartisan
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1978; text: CR S1955)
June 21, 2017 S.RES.198 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any sweeping health care legislation must be drafted in public under the watchful eye of the people of the United States. 0 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3690)
March 27, 2017 S.RES.98 A resolution designating the first week of April 2017 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week". 8
Bipartisan
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
March 14, 2017 S.619 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. 2
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 27, 2017 S.455 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count resident time spent in a critical access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect graduate medical education payments. 5
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 8, 2016 S.3030 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count resident time spent in a critical access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect graduate medical education payments. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 21, 2015 S.1426 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. 4
All Republicans
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 16, 2014 S.2830 A bill to permanently reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Indians. 4
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 19, 2013 S.602 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. 6
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 11, 2013 S.516 A bill to reduce disparities and improve access to effective and cost efficient diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through advances in testing, research, and education, including through telehealth, comparative effectiveness research, and identification of best practices in patient education and outreach particularly with respect to underserved racial, ethnic and rural populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer, to establish a directive on what constitutes clinically appropriate prostate cancer imaging, and to create a prostate cancer scientific advisory board for the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Food and Drug Administration to accelerate real-time sharing of the latest research and accelerate movement of new medicines to patients. 3
All Republicans
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 28, 2013 S.426 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of particular specialists determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be directly related to the health needs stemming from environmental health hazards that have led to its declaration as a Public Health Emergency to be eligible under the National Health Service Corps in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 2, 2011 S.1505 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of particular specialists, determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be directly related to the health needs stemming from environmental health hazards that have led to its declaration as a Public Health Emergency, to be eligible under the National Health Service Corps in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 14, 2011 S.1190 A bill to reduce disparities and improve access to effective and cost efficient diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through advances in testing, research, and education, including through telehealth, comparative effectiveness research, and identification of best practices in patient education and outreach particularly with respect to underserved racial, ethnic and rural populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer, to establish a directive on what constitutes clinically appropriate prostate cancer imaging, and to create a prostate cancer scientific advisory board for the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Food and Drug Administration to accelerate real-time sharing of the latest research and accelerate movement of new medicines to patients. 8
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 12, 2011 S.975 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. 6
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 14, 2010 S.3775 A bill to improve prostate cancer screening and treatment, particularly in medically underserved communities, and for other purposes. 2
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 26, 2010 S.3647 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of particular specialists determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be directly related to the health needs stemming from environmental health hazards that have led to its declaration as a Public Health Emergency to be eligible under the National Health Service Corps in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 14, 2009 S.1057 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. 10
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 1, 2009 S.956 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from the surety bond requirement under the Medicare Program for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS). 7
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec. 14, 2007 S.2485 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. 11
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15653)
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