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119-sres-374119th Congress

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. does not have the confidence of the Senate or of the American people to faithfully carry out the duties of his office and should be removed from his position.

Sponsored By: Senator Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]

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Summary

Urges the removal of the HHS Secretary. The resolution would say the Secretary no longer commands confidence after alleged deception, mass firings, and actions that undermined public health and scientific programs.

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  • Families would face disruptions to child care, Head Start, adoption and foster care services and reduced access to childhood immunizations.
  • Federal public health workers would be affected by mass terminations, including 5,200 probationary firings and plans cited to push out up to 20,000 employees.
  • Researchers and research institutions would see hundreds of NIH grant terminations and halted projects in areas like Alzheimer’s research, pregnancy health disparities, violence prevention among children, and vaccine efficacy studies.
  • State public health systems would face sudden cuts after an alleged $11 billion termination of funding, and the resolution links changes at advisory committees and communications to worsened vaccine confidence and outbreaks.
  • States and major research organizations have responded with legal challenges, including lawsuits by 23 states.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]

MD • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

    VT • I

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2025

  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2025

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2025

  • Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2025

  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2025

  • Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 9/9/2025

  • Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 10/29/2025

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