Johnny Isakson on Health Care

RepublicanGA

Health Care209 votes · 46/100 consistent

Expand coverageRestrict coverage

492 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Health Care. 209 of them counted toward the score above: 88 toward “Expand coverage” and 121 toward “Restrict coverage”.

The other 283 did not count: 258 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 25 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
2006-05-08	A bill to improve women's access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.S. 23 · 109th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-05-08	A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.S. 22 · 109th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-05-03	To provide funding to compensate individuals harmed by pandemic influenza vaccine.H.R. 4939 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2006-03-16	To establish a reserve fund to allow for deficit-neutral legislation that would provide seniors with a prescription drug benefit option that is affordable, user-friendly, and administered directly by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2006-03-16	To provide an assured stream of funding for veteran's health care that will take into account the annual changes in the veteran's population and inflation to be paid for by restoring the pre-2001 top rate for income over $1 million, closing corporate tax loopholes and delaying tax cuts for the wealthy.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2006-03-16	To provide for the establishment of a reserve fund concerning pandemic influenza preparedness planning.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-03-16	To increase funding to combat avian flu, increase local preparedness, and create a Manhattan Project-like effort to develop a vaccine to inoculate the U.S. Population against a pandemic by $5 billion in FY 2007 paid for by requiring tax withholding on government payments to contractors like Halliburton.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2006-03-15	To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use the collective purchasing power of 40,000,000 Medicare beneficiaries to negotiate the best possible prices for prescription drugs provided through part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act in fallback plans, by private drug plans (if asked) and in other circumstances, but not permitting a uniform formulary or price setting, is reserved for deficit reduction of to improve the Medicare drug benefit.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2006-03-15	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect medicare beneficiaries who enroll in the prescription drug benefit during 2006.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2006-03-15	To establish a reserve fund to allow for deficit-neutral legislation that would provide for an extension of the Medicare part D enrollment period.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
2006-02-02	To provide for necessary beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to coverage under the Medicare part D prescription drug program.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2006-02-02	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Medicare part D prescription drug program.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-11-17	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide extended and additional protection to Medicare beneficiaries who enroll for the Medicare prescription drug benefit during 2006.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2005-11-17	To express the sense of the Senate concerning the provision of health care for children before providing tax cuts for the wealthy.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-11-03	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide the authority for negotiating fair prices for medicare prescription drugs.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2005-11-03	To strike the provisions increasing the Medicaid rebate for generic drugs.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-11-03	To require certification prior to beneficiary enrollment in a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan that has a gap in the coverage of prescription drugs under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-11-03	To provide a 6-month transition period for coverage of prescription drugs under Medicaid for individuals whose drug coverage is to be moved to the Medicare prescription drug program.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2005-11-03	To prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State for fiscal year 2006 and to extend rebates for prescription drugs to enrollees in Medicaid managed care organizations.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2005-11-03	To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for the increase in the 2007 Medicare monthly part B premium that would otherwise occur because of the 2006 increase in payments under the physician fee schedule.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2005-11-03	To provide emergency health care and other relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2005-10-25	To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a plan for changing the numerical identifier used to identify Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-10-05	To ensure that future funding for health care for former members of the Armed Forces takes into account changes in population and inflation.H.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2005-06-29	To require Federal reserve banks to transfer certain surplus funds to the general fund of the Treasury, to be used for the provision of Indian health care services.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrict coverage
2005-06-21	To make grants and loans to States and other organizations to strengthen the economy, public health and environment of the United States by reducing emissions from diesel engines.H.R. 6 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	To expand access to preventive health care services that reduce unintended pregnancy (including teen pregnancy), reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2005-03-17	To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that provides the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to participate in the negotiation of contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs to achieve the best possible prices for such drugs under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, that requires the Secretary to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of such drugs for each fallback prescription drug plan, and that requires the Secretary to participate in the negotiation for a contract for any such drug upon the request of a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan, is reserved for reducing expenditures under such part.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	To create a reserve fund for the establishment of a Bipartisan Medicaid Commission to consider and recommend appropriate reforms to the Medicaid program, and to strike Medicaid cuts to protect states and vulnerable populations.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
2005-03-17	To express the sense of the Senate regarding Medicaid reconciliation legislation consistent with recommendations from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-02-17	A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.S. 306 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand coverage
2004-10-07	Research Review ActH.R. 5213 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-09-09	Garrett Lee Smith Memorial ActS. 2634 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Expand coverage
2004-07-14	Project BioShield ActS. 15 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2004-06-14	Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the need to provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options, and for other purposesH.Res. 669 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-05-18	Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance AmendmentsH.R. 3722 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Restrict coverage
2004-05-13	Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004H.R. 4281 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Expand coverage
2004-05-13	Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004H.R. 4281 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2004-05-13	Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004H.R. 4281 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2004-05-12	Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2004H.R. 4280 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-05-12	Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2004H.R. 4280 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2004-03-24	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there is a critical need to increase awareness and education about heart disease and the risk factors of heart disease among womenH.Res. 522 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-03-24	Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement ActH.R. 3926 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-03-10	Medical Devices Technical Corrections ActS. 1881 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-01-27	Medical Devices Technical Corrections ActH.R. 3493 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-11-22	Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · Table the Motion to Reconsider	Yea	Expand coverage
2003-11-22	Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Expand coverage
2003-11-22	Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · Recommit the Conference Report with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-11-21	Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 1; Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization ActH.Res. 463 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-11-21	Waiving points or order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 1; Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization ActH.Res. 463 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-11-21	Supporting the Bone Marrow Donor ProgramH.Con.Res. 206 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-11-21	Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (Relating to Medicare)H.Res. 459 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-11-21	Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (Relating to Medicare)H.Res. 459 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-11-21	Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement ActS. 1156 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Expand coverage
2003-11-20	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-11-20	Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act Amentdments 2003S. 686 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2003-11-20	Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003S. 286 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2003-11-19	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2003-11-07	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-11-06	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-11-04	Sense of Congress that community inclusion and enhanced lives for individuals with mental retardation or other developmental disabilities is at serious risk because of the crisis in recruiting and retaining direct support professionals which impedes availability of a stable workforceH.Con.Res. 94 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-10-30	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On motion to instruct conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-10-29	Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement ActH.R. 1720 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Expand coverage
2003-10-28	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2003-10-20	To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to make technical corrections with respect to the definition of qualifying StateH.R. 3288 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Expand coverage
2003-10-15	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-10-07	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-10-07	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-10-01	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-09-30	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-09-25	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-09-23	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-09-10	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-07-25	Pharmaceutical Market Access ActH.R. 2427 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Restrict coverage
2003-07-16	Project BioShield ActH.R. 2122 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-07-14	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-06-27	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Expand coverage
2003-06-27	Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActH.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-06-27	Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003H.R. 1 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-06-26	Providing for consideration of H.R. 1, Prescription Drug Coverage under Medicareand for consideration of H.R. 2596, to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings security accounts and health savings accounts***H.Res. 299 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-06-26	Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 and H.R. 2596, Health Savings and Affordability Act of 2003H.Res. 299 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-06-19	Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003H.R. 660 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Expand coverage
2003-06-19	Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003H.R. 660 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-06-19	Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003H.R. 660 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-03-31	To provide benefits for certain individuals with injuries resulting from administration of a smallpox vaccine, and for other purposesH.R. 1463 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Expand coverage
2003-03-13	Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) ActH.R. 5 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-03-13	Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) ActH.R. 5 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-03-13	Providing for the consideration of H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) ActH.Res. 139 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-03-13	Providing for the consideration of H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) ActH.Res. 139 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-03-12	Public Safety and Quality Improvement ActH.R. 663 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-03-12	Organ Donation Improvement ActH.R. 399 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Expand coverage
2003-03-12	Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health ActH.R. 342 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-03-12	Automatic Defibrillation in Adam’s Memory ActH.R. 389 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-03-12	Hospital Mortgage Insurance ActH.R. 659 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-02-27	Human Cloning Prohibition ActH.R. 534 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-02-27	Human Cloning Prohibition ActH.R. 534 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-02-27	Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2003H.R. 534 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2002-10-16	Health Care Safety Net AmendmentsS. 1533 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Expand coverage
2002-10-09	Medical Device User Fee and Modernization ActH.R. 3580 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2002-09-26	Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare Act of 2002H.R. 4600 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2002-09-26	Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare Act of 2002H.R. 4600 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable

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.