Sen. Mazie Hirono: key health care votes
October 10, 2018
S 63: A resolution to overturn the Trump Administration’s expansion of short-term health insurance.
Status: House joint resolution defeated
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" [more]
July 28, 2017
S 1628: To repeal the ACA by enacting the Health Care Freedom Act, aka “skinny” repeal.
Status: House amendment rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 667 to S.Amdt. 267 to H.R. 1628 (American Health Care Act of 2017) [more]
July 26, 2017
S 1628: To repeal and replace the ACA by enacting the Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act of 2017
Status: House amendment rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 271 to S.Amdt. 267 to H.R. 1628 (American Health Care Act of 2017) [more]
July 25, 2017
S 1628: Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 270
Status: House motion rejected
This was the first Senate vote on a proposal to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA; aka Obamacare). The proposal at issue in this vote was the Better Care Reconciliation Act with additional provisions by Sen. Ted Cruz. [more]
July 25, 2017
S 1628: Motion to Proceed on H.R. 1628: American Health Care Act of 2017
Status: House motion to proceed agreed to
This was the first Senate vote on repealing or replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA; aka Obamacare). This was a procedural vote to bring the House health care bill H.R. 1628 to the floor for debate so that amendments could be subsequently proposed. [more]
January 12, 2017
S 3: A budget resolution to begin the process of repealing the ACA.
Status: House concurrent resolution agreed to
On the Concurrent Resolution S.Con.Res. 3 [more]
December 3, 2015
S 3762: Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015
Status: House bill passed
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3762 [more]
July 26, 2015
S 22: To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 entirely.
Status: House cloture motion rejected
On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2328 to S.Amdt. 2327 to S.Amdt. 2266 to H.R. 22 [more]
On Passage: H R 6079 To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 2010 [more]
To repeal mandatory funding provided to states in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges. [more]
1/19/2011--Passed House amended. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. [more]
These were House amendments to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, making financing and revenue changes. It made some adjustments to the health reform bill to mollify House Democrats who had sought a more aggressive reform bill [more]
On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments: H R 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [more]
This was the first vote on a health reform bill and was basically the Democrats’ version. A different bill ended up becoming law. [more]
January 14, 2009
HR 2: Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion
Status: House passed
On Passage: H R 2 Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 [more]