P000145

Alex Padilla

DemocraticCaliforniaCurrent Member

Sponsored: 114
Cosponsored: 696
Birth Year: 1973

Official site Congress.gov API

Stated Priorities & Legislative Record

Congress 119 · Automated analysis

Reviewed comparisons point both waysAll topics

511 reviewed comparisons · 184 scored · 178 measures

Comparison balance: +1.2/ 2
Supportive: 180
Mixed: 3
Opposing: 1
Unscored: 327

Health

Sponsored: 1
Cosponsored: 36
Linked House votes: 0

What they say Official statements

Support for Medicare for All and increased access to mental health care.

Stated priority

“He is proud to support Medicare for All and is a champion for increased access to mental health care.”

Alex Padilla U.S. Senator for California · Captured 2026-10-28

Addressing systemic disparities that affect health care access.

Stated priority

“In the Senate, Alex has prioritized addressing the systemic disparities that affect health care access.”

Alex Padilla U.S. Senator for California · Captured 2026-10-28

Guaranteeing quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.

Stated priority

“Alex is working to guarantee quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.”

Alex Padilla U.S. Senator for California · Captured 2026-10-28

What they do Legislative evidence

SRES 208 · A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2025, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day".

Cosponsor

Insufficient evidenceCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Support for Medicare for All and increased access to mental health care.

The cosponsorship is of a resolution designating a specific Mental Health Day, which is only a symbolic support for awareness of mental health. It does not directly advance Medicare for All, and the supplied passage does not show a concrete policy mechanism for increasing access to mental health care beyond a commemorative designation. This is not enough to compare as a substantive match to the stated policy goal.

“He is proud to support Medicare for All and is a champion for increased access to mental health care.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“This resolution supports the designation of May 10, 2025, as National Asian American, Native Hawai'ian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

Assessed 2026-10-28 · Review: User-authorized automated publication. Published at the user request after the bounded production backfill. Automated evidence validation passed; comparisons have not been individually audited.

No direct connectionCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Addressing systemic disparities that affect health care access.

The quoted priority is a broad goal about addressing systemic disparities affecting health care access. The only available evidence for the action is a cosponsorship of a symbolic resolution designating a mental health day for a specific population group. That is related to health awareness, but it does not directly advance access to health care or address systemic disparities in access. Because the resolution summary does not include concrete access-expanding policy mechanisms, a defensible substantive comparison cannot be made.

“In the Senate, Alex has prioritized addressing the systemic disparities that affect health care access.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“This resolution supports the designation of May 10, 2025, as National Asian American, Native Hawai'ian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

No direct connectionCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Guaranteeing quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.

The stated priority is a broad goal of guaranteeing quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American. The cited action is cosponsoring a resolution designating a specific mental health awareness day for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. That is a symbolic recognition measure and does not directly advance, expand, or constrain nationwide health care access, affordability, or equity in a substantive way. The passage does not contain policy mechanisms related to coverage, cost, quality standards, or equitable health-care delivery.

“Alex is working to guarantee quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Opposing provisions

“This resolution supports the designation of May 10, 2025, as National Asian American, Native Hawai'ian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement

“This resolution supports the designation of May 10, 2025, as National Asian American, Native Hawai'ian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day.”

Official summary source

SRES 206 · A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2025.

Cosponsor

No direct connectionCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Support for Medicare for All and increased access to mental health care.

The quoted policy goal is support for Medicare for All and increased access to mental health care. The cited action is cosponsoring a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, which is a general recognition measure and does not directly advance Medicare for All or specifically expand mental health care access. The passage only indicates support for nurses week ideals, not the specific healthcare-policy mechanism in the quotation.

“He is proud to support Medicare for All and is a champion for increased access to mental health care.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

Insufficient evidenceCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Addressing systemic disparities that affect health care access.

The action is only a cosponsorship of a symbolic resolution supporting National Nurses Week. The supplied passage does not mention systemic disparities, health care access, or any policy mechanism aimed at reducing such disparities, so there is not enough evidence to compare the stated priority with this action.

“In the Senate, Alex has prioritized addressing the systemic disparities that affect health care access.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement

Procedural / indirectCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Guaranteeing quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.

The cited action is a cosponsorship of a resolution expressing support for National Nurses Week. That is only a ceremonial/expressive action and does not contain a substantive policy mechanism advancing guaranteed, affordable, equitable health care for every American. The supplied passage does not show any concrete health-care coverage, affordability, access, or equity provisions.

“Alex is working to guarantee quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement

“This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week.”

Official summary source

S 1506 · Medicare for All Act

Cosponsor

Strongly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Support for Medicare for All and increased access to mental health care.

The cosponsorship directly advances the stated goal of supporting Medicare for All. The bill would create a national health insurance program covering all U.S. residents, with automatic enrollment and broad benefits, which aligns with the quoted policy priority. It also explicitly includes mental health and substance abuse treatment among covered medically necessary services, supporting increased access to mental health care. No opposing provision in the supplied passages undercuts those goals in a way that changes the overall alignment.

“He is proud to support Medicare for All and is a champion for increased access to mental health care.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Medicare for All Act This bill establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).”

“Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and vision services, home- and community-based long-term care, gender affirming care, and reproductive care, including contraception and abortions.”

“The bill prohibits cost-sharing (e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments) and other charges for covered services, with the exception of prescription drugs.”

“The bill also establishes a series of implementing provisions relating to (1) health care provider participation; (2) HHS administration; and (3) payments and costs, including the requirement that HHS negotiate prices for prescription drugs and establish a formulary.”

“Individuals who are age 18 or younger may enroll in the program starting one year after enactment of this bill; other individuals may buy into a transitional plan or an expanded Medicare program at this time, depending on age.”

“The bill's program must be fully implemented four years after enactment.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Addressing systemic disparities that affect health care access.

The cosponsored bill would create a universal national health insurance program covering all U.S. residents and eliminating cost-sharing for covered services, which would likely advance access for people facing systemic disparities. However, the quoted policy goal is specifically about addressing systemic disparities in health care access, and the summary does not show a targeted disparity-reduction mechanism beyond broad universal coverage and expanded benefits. So this is meaningful but broader and not a direct, tailored match to that specific goal.

“In the Senate, Alex has prioritized addressing the systemic disparities that affect health care access.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Medicare for All Act This bill establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).”

“Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and vision services, home- and community-based long-term care, gender affirming care, and reproductive care, including contraception and abortions.”

“The bill prohibits cost-sharing (e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments) and other charges for covered services, with the exception of prescription drugs.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

Strongly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Guaranteeing quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.

The cosponsored bill directly advances the stated goal of guaranteeing quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American by creating a national health insurance program that covers all U.S. residents, automatically enrolls them, and prohibits most cost-sharing. It also expands covered benefits broadly, including hospital care, prescription drugs, mental health, dental and vision, long-term care, and reproductive care, which supports affordability and access. The bill is a direct substantive match to the specific health-care goal, even though implementation is phased in over four years.

“Alex is working to guarantee quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Medicare for All Act This bill establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).”

“Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and vision services, home- and community-based long-term care, gender affirming care, and reproductive care, including contraception and abortions.”

“The bill prohibits cost-sharing (e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments) and other charges for covered services, with the exception of prescription drugs.”

“The bill also establishes a series of implementing provisions relating to (1) health care provider participation; (2) HHS administration; and (3) payments and costs, including the requirement that HHS negotiate prices for prescription drugs and establish a formulary.”

“Individuals who are age 18 or younger may enroll in the program starting one year after enactment of this bill; other individuals may buy into a transitional plan or an expanded Medicare program at this time, depending on age.”

“The bill's program must be fully implemented four years after enactment.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Timing unknown

“Medicare for All Act This bill establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).”

Official summary source

S 1248 · EASE Act

Cosponsor

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Support for Medicare for All and increased access to mental health care.

The cosponsorship of the EASE Act meaningfully supports increased access to specialty care through telehealth and coordinated provider networks for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries, including rural areas. That aligns with the access-to-care portion of the stated goal, but it does not directly advance Medicare for All, and the supplied summary is limited to specialty care rather than broader mental health coverage or a universal coverage expansion.

“He is proud to support Medicare for All and is a champion for increased access to mental health care.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Ensuring Access to Specialty Care Everywhere Act or the EASE Act This bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test a model that uses a network of providers to remotely furnish specialty health care to Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries in rural areas.”

“At least half of the providers in the network must be located in rural areas. Providers must use digital methods (e.g., telehealth technology) to provide specialty care and must coordinate with beneficiaries' primary care providers.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Addressing systemic disparities that affect health care access.

The cosponsored bill would test a rural specialty-care delivery model for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries using telehealth and provider networks. That meaningfully supports reducing access barriers, but it is limited to rural areas and specialty care, so it only partly advances the broader goal of addressing systemic disparities in health care access.

“In the Senate, Alex has prioritized addressing the systemic disparities that affect health care access.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Ensuring Access to Specialty Care Everywhere Act or the EASE Act This bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test a model that uses a network of providers to remotely furnish specialty health care to Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries in rural areas.”

“At least half of the providers in the network must be located in rural areas. Providers must use digital methods (e.g., telehealth technology) to provide specialty care and must coordinate with beneficiaries' primary care providers.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Guaranteeing quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.

The cosponsored bill would pilot a telehealth-based specialty-care model for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries in rural areas, which meaningfully advances access and affordability for a subset of patients. However, it is limited to a test model, specialty care, and rural beneficiaries, so it does not directly guarantee quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.

“Alex is working to guarantee quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Ensuring Access to Specialty Care Everywhere Act or the EASE Act This bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test a model that uses a network of providers to remotely furnish specialty health care to Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries in rural areas.”

“At least half of the providers in the network must be located in rural areas. Providers must use digital methods (e.g., telehealth technology) to provide specialty care and must coordinate with beneficiaries' primary care providers.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope · Conditions or exceptions

“Ensuring Access to Specialty Care Everywhere Act or the EASE Act This bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test a model that uses a network of providers to remotely furnish specialty health care to Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries in rural areas.”

Official summary source

S 1261 · CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

Cosponsor

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Support for Medicare for All and increased access to mental health care.

The cosponsorship meaningfully supports the Medicare part of the stated priority by advancing a bill that expands Medicare telehealth coverage, removes geographic restrictions, and allows home-based originating sites. It is not direct support for Medicare for All, because the bill does not create universal single-payer coverage; it is a narrower Medicare coverage expansion. The bill also has some relevance to access for care, but the supplied passages do not specifically identify mental health services as the focus, so the support is partial rather than full.

“He is proud to support Medicare for All and is a champion for increased access to mental health care.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2025 or the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.”

“Among other provisions, the bill permanently removes geographic restrictions on originating sites (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) and allows the home of the beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services; permanently allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); and allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to generally waive coverage restrictions during any public health emergency.”

“The CMS must also (1) provide resources to health care professionals about the requirements for furnishing telehealth services under Medicare, including with respect to payment, patient privacy, and support for underserved populations; and (2) ensure certain quality measures are applied to telehealth services.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Addressing systemic disparities that affect health care access.

The cosponsorship meaningfully supports improved health care access by expanding Medicare telehealth coverage, removing geographic site restrictions, allowing the patient’s home as an originating site, and directing CMS to provide resources that include support for underserved populations. That is a real mechanism for reducing access barriers, though it is narrower than a direct, explicit policy on broader systemic disparities in health care access.

“In the Senate, Alex has prioritized addressing the systemic disparities that affect health care access.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2025 or the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.”

“Among other provisions, the bill permanently removes geographic restrictions on originating sites (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) and allows the home of the beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services; permanently allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); and allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to generally waive coverage restrictions during any public health emergency.”

“The CMS must also (1) provide resources to health care professionals about the requirements for furnishing telehealth services under Medicare, including with respect to payment, patient privacy, and support for underserved populations; and (2) ensure certain quality measures are applied to telehealth services.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: Guaranteeing quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.

Cosponsoring the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 meaningfully supports the stated goal by expanding Medicare telehealth coverage, removing geographic restrictions, allowing home as an originating site, and directing CMS to apply quality measures and provide resources for underserved populations. This advances affordability and access, but it is narrower than guaranteeing quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American because it focuses on Medicare telehealth rather than the full health system and all Americans.

“Alex is working to guarantee quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2025 or the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.”

“Among other provisions, the bill permanently removes geographic restrictions on originating sites (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) and allows the home of the beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services; permanently allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner); and allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to generally waive coverage restrictions during any public health emergency.”

“The CMS must also (1) provide resources to health care professionals about the requirements for furnishing telehealth services under Medicare, including with respect to payment, patient privacy, and support for underserved populations; and (2) ensure certain quality measures are applied to telehealth services.”

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

“Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2025 or the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.”

Official summary source

Prepared Legislative Analysis

119th Congress · computed from the latest committed analytics snapshot

Updated Oct 29, 2026, 11:00 AM

Sponsored: 114
Cosponsored: 696
Progressed: 196
Floor or later: 124
Final success: 87
Bill actions: 2,891

Top Policy Areas

Health

104

Government Operations and Politics

Crime and Law Enforcement

Education

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Agriculture and Food

Armed Forces and National Security

Labor and Employment

Monthly Bill Activity

Jan 2025

105

Feb 2025

178

Mar 2025

130

Apr 2025

155

May 2025

146

Jun 2025

115

Jul 2025

142

Aug 2025

Sep 2025

186

Oct 2025

Nov 2025

Dec 2025

143

Jan 2026

Feb 2026

103

Mar 2026

152

Apr 2026

147

May 2026

211

Jun 2026

204

Jul 2026

141

Aug 2026

133

Sep 2026

230

Oct 2026

Terms

119th

Senate

Senator · California

2021

118th

Senate

Senator · California

2021 - 2025

117th

Senate

Senator · California

2021 - 2023

Committee Assignments

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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0 bills · 1,625 reports · 610 nominations · 7,981 communications

Committee on Environment and Public Works

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0 bills · 437 reports · 620 nominations · 10,126 communications

Committee on Rules and Administration

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0 bills · 27 reports · 108 nominations · 782 communications

Committee on the Budget

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0 bills · 0 reports · 0 nominations · 0 communications

Committee on the Judiciary

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0 bills · 180 reports · 5,536 nominations · 2,179 communications

Joint Committee of Congress on the Library

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0 bills · 0 reports · 0 nominations · 0 communications

Joint Committee on Printing

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0 bills · 0 reports · 0 nominations · 0 communications