Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Stories / Issue · Sep 2 – Oct 1, 2026

Health Care Coverage

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40Members · 26 D · 14 R
43Actions · 25 D · 18 R
27States & territories · NJ · PA · OR · WA lead
$44.8MFunding announced

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 29Wk ofSep 921Wk ofSep 1612Wk ofSep 23Wk ofSep 301Total
Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions 2
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 4
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 4
StatementsResponses to news 5
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 4
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 8
Announced fundingGrants and approvals 3
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 13

Developing stories

1 threads · 7 of 43 actions

ACA Marketplace Enrollment Cuts

7 members

  1. Sep 15Hyde-Smith (R) called on Trump administration to reissue rule requiring disclosure of abortion coverage in ACA plans.
  2. Sep 16Soto Led letter urging Speaker Johnson to reinstate ACA premium tax credits in future funding.
  3. Sep 18Williams Spoke at press conference on affordability crisis and healthcare costs for small business owners.
  4. Sep 20Amo criticized Trump administration Medicaid and ACA cuts affecting Rhode Island healthcare workers and patients.
  5. Sep 22Neal criticized Trump administration plan to strip hundreds of thousands from ACA marketplace.

7 actions →

Where they stand

Support · 6

  • RJoyce PAIntroduced bipartisan bill to reform Medicare and preserve physician practices
  • DScott VAIntroduced bill to protect workers' wages from medical debt garnishment
  • DDingell MIIntroduced AACCENT Act to expand AAC access
  • RCarter GAIntroduced Telehealth Reporting and Transparency Act for Medicare data oversight
  • DDean PAReintroduced MORE Savings Act to lower opioid treatment costs
  • DBynum ORIntroduced bill extending dependent coverage age from 26 to 30

Oppose · 19

  • DNeal MACriticized Trump administration for stripping ACA coverage
  • DAmo RIOpposes Medicaid and ACA cuts harming healthcare access
  • DWilliams GAHighlighted affordability crisis and rising healthcare costs for small businesses
  • DBaldwin WIDemanded HHS explain plans to divert research funds
  • DSoto FLUrged reinstatement of ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credit
  • DOcasio-Cortez NYIntroduced bill to ban corporate and private equity ownership of physician practices
  • DHoyle ORIntroduced bill to ban corporate practice of medicine
  • DDelBene WADemanded transparency on Medicare AI delay-and-deny program
  • RHyde-Smith MSRequested Trump administration reinstate rule disclosing abortion coverage in ACA plans
  • DHickenlooper COCriticized Trump administration health policies affecting Colorado children
  • RDaines MTQuestioned HHS nominee on FDA safety review of mifepristone citing adverse event data
  • RSmith NJOpposes taxpayer-subsidized abortion coverage in ACA plans
  • RAderholt ALOpposes federal subsidies for abortion-covering ACA plans
  • RFitzgerald WICriticized Obamacare for rising costs and rampant fraud in the system
  • RDowning MTCalled for Affordable Care Act reform to address rising premiums and coverage costs
  • DKrishnamoorthi ILOpposed Trump Administration shutdown of LGBTQ+ crisis services
  • DHernández Rivera PROpposes 50% Medicare payment cut for same-day evaluations
  • DMurray WAOpposed Republican refusal to extend ACA premium tax credits
  • DReed RIOpposes Trump health care policies; toured facility to highlight need for affordable care

What each party did · Democrats 25 · Republicans 18

  • 1Requested action1
  • 3Sent letters1
  • 1Hearings3
  • 0Statements5
  • 3Criticized1
  • 7Visits and events1
  • 1Announced funding2
  • 9Filed or pushed bills4

Most active

  1. RSmith NJ4
  2. DKim NJ2
  3. ROnder MO2
  4. DMurray WA2
  5. RKing-Hinds MP2
  6. DKamlager-Dove CA1
  7. DNeal MA1
  8. DAmo RI1

By state

  • NJ6
  • PA4
  • OR3
  • WA3
  • RI2
  • GA2
  • MO2
  • WI2

+19 more with fewer actions

Every action

43 actions · 47 releases
  1. Oct 1, 2026
  2. Sep 22, 2026
  3. Sep 20, 2026
  4. Sep 18, 2026
  5. Sep 17, 2026
    • Bill

      DKim NJ

      Introduced bill to eliminate delays for Americans with disabilities receiving SSDI and Medicare.

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    • Bill

      DBlunt Rochester DE

      Introduced bill to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage for community health workers.

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    • Bill

      ROnder MO

      Introduced bipartisan bill preventing Medicare Advantage plans from reversing approved care.

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  6. Sep 16, 2026
  7. Sep 15, 2026
  8. Sep 14, 2026
  9. Sep 11, 2026
    • Letter

      RMurphy NC

      Urged CMS to expand Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits to include healthy food.

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  10. Sep 10, 2026
  11. Sep 9, 2026
  12. Sep 8, 2026
    • Visit

      DReed RI $1M

      Toured health center and criticized Trump policies for making health care less affordable.

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    • Visit

      DMurray WA

      Toured hospital and criticized Republican health care cuts for raising costs and straining providers.

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    • Funding

      DDurbin IL $2M

      Toured OSF Healthcare's new dental sedation clinic funded by $2 million earmark.

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  13. Sep 7, 2026
  14. Sep 4, 2026
    • Bill

      RBlackburn TN

      Reintroduced bill requiring Medicare Advantage plans to report supplemental benefits publicly.

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  15. Sep 3, 2026
    • Visit

      RHusted OH

      Visited Kent State University and Cleveland Clinic to celebrate new health care research buildings.

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    • Funding

      RKing-Hinds MP $21.4M

      Announced passage of appropriations bill including $21.4 million for CNMI Medicaid.

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    • Bill

      DBynum OR

      Introduced bill allowing young adults to stay on parents' health insurance until age 30.

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  16. Sep 2, 2026
    • Visit

      DLee NV

      Highlighted new bipartisan law expanding health care access for non-English speakers.

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