12/24
NA HR 3590
Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act")
Bill Passed
- Senate
(60 - 39)
12/23
NA HR 3590
Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act")
Cloture Invoked
- Senate
(60 - 39)
12/22
NA S Amdt 3276
Senate Health Care Bill Amendments
Amendment Adopted
- Senate
(60 - 39)
12/15
NA S Amdt 2793
Authorizing Importation of Prescription Drugs
Amendment Rejected
- Senate
(51 - 48)
12/08
NA S Amdt 2962
Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services
Amendment Tabled
- Senate
(54 - 45)
12/03
NA S Amdt 2791
Preventive Services Coverage Requirements
Amendment Adopted
- Senate
(61 - 39)
11/19
NA HR 3961
Revising Medicare Physician Fee Schedules and Reinstatement of PAYGO
Bill Passed
- House
(243 - 183)
11/07
NA H Amdt 509
Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services
Amendment Adopted
- House
(240 - 194)
11/07
NA H Amdt 510
Substitute Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments
Amendment Rejected
- House
(176 - 258)
11/07
NA HR 3962
Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments
Bill Passed
- House
(220 - 215)
10/21
NA S 1776
Eliminating Adjustments to Medicare Rates of Payment
Cloture Not Invoked
- Senate
(47 - 53)
7/30
NA HR 2749
Food Safety Regulation Amendments
Bill Passed
- House
(283 - 142)
6/16
NA HR 2346
2008-2009 Supplemental Appropriations
Conference Report Adopted
- House
(226 - 202)
6/11
NA HR 1256
FDA Oversight of Tobacco Products
Bill Passed
- Senate
(79 - 17)
4/02
NA HR 1256
FDA Oversight of Tobacco Products
Bill Passed
- House
(298 - 112)
2/13
NA HR 1
Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill")
Conference Report Adopted
- House
(246 - 183)
2/13
NA HR 1
Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill")
Conference Report Adopted
- Senate
(60 - 38)
2/10
NA HR 1
Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill")
Bill Passed
- Senate
(61 - 37)
1/29
NA HR 2
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion
Bill Passed
- Senate
(66 - 32)
1/28
NA HR 1
Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill")
Bill Passed
- House
(244 - 188)
1/14
NA HR 2
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion
Bill Passed
- House
(289 - 139)
Key Votes
2009 National Health and Health Care Key Votes
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