Orrin G. Hatch on Health Care

RepublicanUT

Health Care482 votes · 77.6/100 consistent

Expand coverageRestrict coverage

813 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Health Care. 482 of them counted toward the score above: 176 toward “Expand coverage” and 306 toward “Restrict coverage”.

The other 331 did not count: 328 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 3 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
2018-10-10	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance".S.J.Res. 63 · 115th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Nay	Restrict coverage
2018-10-03	A bill to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes.H.R. 6 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand coverage
2018-09-17	A bill to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes.H.R. 6 · 115th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand coverage
2018-09-17	A bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees.S. 2554 · 115th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand coverage
2018-09-17	To limit application of the gag clause to self-insured group health plans.S. 2554 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2018-08-01	To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the District of Columbia's health insurance individual mandate.H.R. 6147 · 115th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Expand coverage
2017-12-01	To create a point of order against legislation that cuts Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits.H.R. 1 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2017-10-19	To provide for reconciliation instructions to the relevant committees for the purpose of repealing and replacing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.H.Con.Res. 71 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrict coverage
2017-10-19	To expand the deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the repeal of provisions of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.H.Con.Res. 71 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrict coverage
2017-10-18	To provide additional resources to restore the $473,000,000,000 in cuts to Medicare paid for by closing special interest tax loopholes.H.Con.Res. 71 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2017-10-18	To provide additional resources to restore the $1,000,000,000,000 in cuts to Medicaid paid for by reducing the tax breaks for the wealthy.H.Con.Res. 71 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2017-10-18	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting Medicare and Medicaid.H.Con.Res. 71 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
2017-08-03	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes.H.R. 2430 · 115th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-08-03	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes.H.R. 2430 · 115th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-07-28	Of a perfecting nature.H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-07-28	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017.H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2017-07-27	To strike the sunset of the repeal of the tax on employee health insurance premiums and health plan benefits.H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
2017-07-27	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017.H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2017-07-27	To provide for premium assistance for low-income individuals.H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand coverage
2017-07-27	To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes.H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2017-07-26	To express the sense of the Senate that Medicaid expansion is a priority and that Obamacare must be improved.H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2017-07-26	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017.H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2017-07-26	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017.H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2017-07-26	Of a perfecting nature.H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-07-25	Of a perfecting nature.H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-07-25	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017.H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Restrict coverage
2017-03-30	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.H.J.Res. 43 · 115th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Restrict coverage
2017-03-30	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.H.J.Res. 43 · 115th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Restrict coverage
2017-03-13	Seema Verma, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesPN49 · 115th Congress · On the Nomination	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-03-09	Seema Verma, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesPN49 · 115th Congress · On the Nomination	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-01-12	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to strengthening Social Security and repealing and replacing Obamacare, which has increased health care costs, raised taxes on middle-class families, reduced access to high quality care, created disincentives for work, and caused tens of thousands of Americans to lose coverage they had and liked, and replacing it with reforms that strengthen Medicaid, and the Children¿s Health Insurance Program without prioritizing able-bodied adults over the disabled or children and lead to patient-centered step-by-step health reforms that provide access to quality, affordable private health care coverage for all Americans and their families by increasing competition, State flexibility, and individual choice, and safe-guarding consumer protections that Americans support.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Restrict coverage
2017-01-11	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to strengthening Social Security or health care for women, which may include strengthening community health centers, and repealing and replacing Obamacare.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-01-11	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to lower prescription drug prices for Americans by importing drugs from Canada.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2017-01-11	To strengthen Social Security and Medicare without raiding them to pay for new government programs, like Obamacare, that have failed Americans by increasing premiums and reducing affordable health care options, to reform Medicaid without prioritizing able-bodied adults over the disabled, and to ensure that any importation does not increase risk to public health according to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Expand coverage
2017-01-11	To create a point of order against legislation that would eliminate or reduce Federal funding to States under the Medicaid expansion.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2017-01-11	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reforming housing and Medicaid without prioritizing able-bodied adults over the disabled or raiding the Medicare Trust Funds to pay for new government programs, like Obamacare, which has failed Americans by increasing premiums and reducing affordable health care opportunities.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Restrict coverage
2017-01-11	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to strengthening Social Security and repealing and replacing Obamacare, which has increased health care costs, raised taxes on middle-class families, reduced access to high quality care, created disincentives for work, and caused tens of thousands of Americans to lose coverage they had and liked, and replacing Obamacare with patient-centered step-by-step health reforms that provide access to quality, affordable private health care coverage for all Americans and their families by increasing competition, State flexibility, and individual choice, and safe-guarding consumer protections, such as a ban on lifetime limits, that Americans support.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Restrict coverage
2017-01-11	To create a point of order against legislation that would limit veterans' ability to choose VA health care.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2017-01-11	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to enhancing health care and housing for veterans and their dependents by repealing Obamacare, facilitating medical facility leases, and prohibiting the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from employing individuals who have been convicted of a felony and medical personnel who have ever had their medical licenses or credentials revoked or suspended.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Restrict coverage
2017-01-11	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to strengthening Social Security and repealing Obamacare, which has increased health care costs, raised taxes on middle-class families, reduced access to high quality care, created disincentives for work, and caused tens of thousands of Americans to lose coverage they had and liked, and replacing it with patient-centered, step-by-step health reforms that provide access to quality, affordable private health care coverage for all American's and their families by increasing competition, State flexibility and individual choice, and safeguarding consumer protections that Americans support.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Restrict coverage
2017-01-11	To create a point of order against legislation that would harm rural hospitals and health care providers.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2017-01-11	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to rural health and repealing and replacing Obamacare.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Restrict coverage
2017-01-11	To create a point of order against legislation that would reduce health insurance access and affordability for individuals based on their occupation.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2017-01-11	To create a point of order against legislation that would repeal health reforms that closed the prescription drug coverage gap under Medicare.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2017-01-10	To prevent the Senate from breaking Donald Trump's promise that "there will be no cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid".S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2017-01-10	To strengthen Social Security and Medicare without raiding it to pay for new Government programs, like Obamacare, that have failed Americans by increasing premiums and reducing affordable health care options, to reform Medicaid without prioritizing able-bodied adults over the disabled, and to return regulation of insurance to State governments.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Expand coverage
2017-01-09	To protect the Medicare and Medicaid programs.S.Con.Res. 3 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2016-12-07	A bill to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.H.R. 34 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-12-05	A bill to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.H.R. 34 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-11-29	A bill to require studies and reports examining the use of, and opportunities to use, technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.S. 2873 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-06	To modify the requirement that the Secretary of Defense implement measures to maintain the critical wartime medical readiness skills and core competencies of health care providers within the Armed Forces.S. 2943 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-12-03	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Restrict coverage
2015-12-03	To protect victims of violence or disease, veterans, workers who have lost their health insurance and their jobs, and other vulnerable populations from the repeal of the advanced premium tax credit.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2015-12-03	To ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2015-12-03	In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-12-03	To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-12-03	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the special rule for seniors relating to the income level for deduction of medical care expenses, and for other purposes.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
2015-12-03	To prevent the entry of extremists into the United States under the refugee program, and for other purposes.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-12-03	To provide additional amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the access of veterans to care and improve the physical infrastructure of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to impose a fair share tax on high-income taxpayers.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2015-12-03	To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-12-03	To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-12-03	To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-12-03	Relating to the Protect America Act of 2015.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-12-03	To improve mental health and substance use prevention and treatment.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2015-12-03	To strike the reinstatement of the tax on employee health insurance premiums and health plan benefits.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
2015-12-03	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a credit for married couples who are both employed and have young children, and for other purposes.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-12-03	To improve the bill.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-12-03	To maintain the 100 percent FMAP for the Medicaid expansion population.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2015-12-03	To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
2015-12-03	To ensure that this Act does not increase the number of uninsured women or increase the number of unintended pregnancies by establishing a women's health care and clinic security and safety fund.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Restrict coverage
2015-08-03	A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.S. 1881 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Restrict coverage
2015-07-30	A bill to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, to provide resource flexibility to the Department of Veterans Affairs for health care services, and for other purposes.H.R. 3236 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand coverage
2015-07-29	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.H.R. 22 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Restrict coverage
2015-07-27	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.H.R. 22 · 114th Congress · On the Motion for Attendance	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-07-26	To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 entirely.H.R. 22 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Restrict coverage
2015-07-24	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.H.R. 22 · 114th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Restrict coverage
2015-07-22	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.H.R. 22 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Restrict coverage
2015-07-21	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.H.R. 22 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Restrict coverage
2015-04-14	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and strengthen Medicare access by improving physician payments and making other improvements, to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.H.R. 2 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand coverage
2015-04-14	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and strengthen Medicare access by improving physician payments and making other improvements, to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.H.R. 2 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand coverage
2015-04-14	To repeal the therapy cap and provide for medical review of outpatient therapy services.H.R. 2 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2015-04-14	To provide steady updates of payment rates under the Medicare physician fee schedule.H.R. 2 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2015-04-14	To improve women's access to quality health care.H.R. 2 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2015-04-14	To strike the provision excluding the budgetary effects of the Act from PAYGO requirements.H.R. 2 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-04-14	To protect and retain our Children's Health Insurance Program for 4 years (PRO-CHIP).H.R. 2 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2015-04-14	To repeal the individual mandate.H.R. 2 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrict coverage
2015-03-27	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ending Washington's illegal exemption from Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.S.Con.Res. 11 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-03-26	To provide additional resources to reject the Senate Republicans' proposed $435 billion in cuts to Medicare.S.Con.Res. 11 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2015-03-26	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing health care to veterans who reside more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs that provides the care sought by the veteran.S.Con.Res. 11 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
2015-03-26	To strike more than $1.2 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, preserving a critical source of comprehensive, affordable health and long-term care coverage for millions of otherwise uninsured low-income adults, parents, and seniors, including millions of nonelderly low-income adults in States that expanded Medicaid as part of health reform.S.Con.Res. 11 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2015-03-25	To create a point of order against legislation that would privatize Medicare, cut guaranteed benefits, increase out-of-pocket spending, or turn Medicare into a premium support plan.S.Con.Res. 11 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2015-03-24	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve health outcomes and lower the costs of caring for medically complex children in Medicaid.S.Con.Res. 11 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
2015-03-24	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicaid beneficiaries from benefit cuts.S.Con.Res. 11 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
2015-02-03	A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of annual evaluations of mental health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.H.R. 203 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand coverage
2015-01-28	To provide communities that rely on drinking water from a source that may be affected by a tar sands spill from the Keystone XL pipeline an analysis of the potential risks to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture of the pipeline.S. 1 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-12-15	Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a term of four yearsPN1160 · 113th Congress · On the Nomination	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-12-15	Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a term of four yearsPN1160 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-12-13	Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a term of four yearsPN1160 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Restrict coverage
2014-12-12	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.H.R. 3979 · 113th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-12-12	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.H.R. 3979 · 113th Congress · On the Decision of the Chair	Nay	Direction not readable

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