Sheila Frahm on Health Care

RepublicanKS

Health Care8 votes

Expand coverageRestrict coverage

11 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Health Care. 8 of them counted toward the score above: 4 toward “Expand coverage” and 4 toward “Restrict coverage”.

The other 3 did not count: 3 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1996-09-11	To prohibit the restriction of certain types of medical communications between a health care provider and a patient. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE POINT OF ORDER WITH RESPECT TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF WYDEN/KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 5206 TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT BEGINNING PAGE 16, LINE 16, THROUGH PAGE 17, LINE 2, TO PROHIBIT THE RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND A PATIENT.)H.R. 3756 · 104th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
1996-09-05	To provide benefits for certain children of Vietnam veterans who are born with spina bifada, and to offset the cost of such benefits by requiring that there be an element of fault as a precondition for entitlement to compensation for a disability or death resulting from health care or certain other services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs. — (SENATE FAILED TO SUSTAIN A POINT OF ORDER THAT AMENDMENT NO. 5190, TO PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS WHO ARE BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA, AND TO OFFSET THE COST OF SUCH BENEFITS BY REQUIRING THAT THERE BE AN ELEMENT OF FAULT AS A PRECONDITION FOR ENTITLEMENT TO COMPENSATION FOR A DISABILITY OR DEATH RESULTING FROM HEALTH CARE OF CERTAIN OTHER SERVICES FURNISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, WAS NOT GERMANE.)H.R. 3666 · 104th Congress · Whether the Amendment is Germane	Nay	Direction not readable
1996-09-05	To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth of the child, and for other purposes. — (SENATE AGREED TO FRIST AMENDMENT NO. 5193 TO AMENDMENT NO. 5192, OF A CLARIFYING NATURE.)H.R. 3666 · 104th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
1996-09-04	To require a plan for the allocation of Department of Veterans Affairs health care resources. — (SENATE AGREED TO MCCAIN MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 5177, TO REQUIRE A PLAN FOR THE ALLOCATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE RESOURCES.)H.R. 3666 · 104th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1996-08-02	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of health insurance, and for other purposes. — H.R.3103 BY ARCHER (R-TX) -- HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996 (PUB. L. 104-191, APPROVED 8/21/96) (SENATE AGREED TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3103, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO IMPROVE PORTABILITY AND CONTINUITY OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN THE GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL MARKETS, TO COMBAT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE IN HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, TO PROMOTE THE USE OF MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES AND COVERAGE, AND TO SIMPLIFY THE ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH INSURANCE.)H.R. 3103 · 104th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Expand coverage
1996-08-02	A bill to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the "Safe Drinking Water Act"), and for other purposes. — S.1316 BY KEMPTHORNE (R-ID) -- SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1996 (PUB. L. 104-182, APPROVED 8/06/96) (SENATE AGREED TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 1316, TO AUTHORIZE AND AMEND TITLE XIV OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT). .)S. 1316 · 104th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Direction not readable
1996-07-23	To allow a 2-year implementation period under the medicaid program for implementation of the attribution of sponsor's income, the 5-year ban, and other provisions. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 4956, TO ALLOW A 2-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ATTRIBUTION OF SPONSOR'S INCOME AND THE 5-YEAR BAN.)S. 1956 · 104th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
1996-07-23	To maintain the eligibility for medicaid for any individual who is receiving medicaid based on their receipt of AFDC, foster care or adoption assistance, and to provide transitional medicaid for families moving from welfare to work. — (SENATE REJECTED ROTH AMENDMENT NO. 4932 TO AMENDMENT NO. 4931, TO MAINTAIN THE ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS RECEIVING MEDICAID BASED ON THEIR RECEIPT OF AFDC, FOSTER CARE OR ADOPTION ASSISTANCE, AND TO PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL MEDICAID FOR FAMILIES MOVING FROM WELFARE TO WORK.)S. 1956 · 104th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
1996-07-23	To maintain current eligibility standards for medicaid and provide additional State flexibility. — (SENATE AGREED TO CHAFEE AMENDMENT NO. 4933 TO AMENDMENT 4931, TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR MEDICAID AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STATE FLEXIBILITY.)S. 1956 · 104th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
1996-07-18	To ensure that welfare recipients are drug-free as a condition for receiving welfare assistance from the American taxpayers. — S.1956 BY DOMENICI (R-NM) -- PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORK OPPORTUNITY AND MEDICAID RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1996 AGRICULTURAL RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996 MEDICAID RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1996 (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 4901, TO ENSURE THAT WELFARE RECIPIENTS ARE DRUG-FREE AS A CONDITION FOR RECEIVING WELFARE ASSISTANCE.)S. 1956 · 104th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Restrict coverage
1996-07-18	To provide a complete substitute. — S.1956 BY DOMENICI (R-NM) -- PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORK OPPORTUNITY AND MEDICAID RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1996 AGRICULTURAL RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996 MEDICAID RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1996 (SENATE REJECTED DASCHLE AMENDMENT NO. 4897, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE. .)S. 1956 · 104th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expand coverage / Restrict coverage axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.