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Senate bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Safety Net Inpatient Drug Affordability Act

S. 1840Introduced Oct 6, 2005Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. John Thune R-SD
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 6, 2005 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

12 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 1 independent

8 of 12 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Thune.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.