US SR273 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)
Status: Introduced on July 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-09 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4732)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-09 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4732)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that everyone in the United States has certain rights with respect to health care, including affordable coverage, access to care, transparency and privacy, protection from discrimination, and culturally appropriate care.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to health care rights.
Sponsors
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-09 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4732) |
Subjects
Child health
Dental care
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Inflation and prices
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Prescription drugs
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Sex and reproductive health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's health
Dental care
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Inflation and prices
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Prescription drugs
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Sex and reproductive health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/273/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres273/BILLS-116sres273is.pdf |