Sen. Jeff Merkley: 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]
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 [more]
March 25, 2010
S 4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
Status: House bill passed
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 Passage of the Bill H.R. 3590 [more]
December 15, 2009
S 3590: Authorizing Importation of Prescription Drugs
Status: House amendment rejected
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2793 to S.Amdt. 2786 to H.R. 3590 (Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009) [more]
December 3, 2009
S 3590: Preventive Services Coverage Requirements
Status: House amendment agreed to
This bill would have been an amendment to health care reform, which was approved later in December. Some of these provisions ended up in the final reform bill. [more]
January 29, 2009
S 2: Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion
Status: House bill passed
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2 [more]