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S1104Referred to Committee

WATCH Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-25
Introduced
6
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Eric Schmitt
Eric Schmitt
Republican · MO · Senator
Votes with party: 33.1% (323 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001227

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (6)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Gary C. Peters (D-MI)Original· 2025-03-25
  • Jeff Merkley (D-OR)Original· 2025-03-25
  • John Fetterman (D-PA)Original· 2025-03-25
  • Joni Ernst (R-IA)Original· 2025-03-25
  • Pete Ricketts (R-NE)Original· 2025-03-25
  • Rick Scott (R-FL)Original· 2025-03-25

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2025-03-25

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2025-03-25

Previously

  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-25

Plain-English Summary

The WATCH Act addresses health-related policy, though the specific details are not provided in the available information. Based on its referral to the health committee, it likely aims to improve some aspect of healthcare delivery, public health, or health-related services for Americans. To understand exactly who would be affected and what changes would be made, the full bill text would need to be reviewed.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Health
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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