Joni Ernst — Pro-public-healthcare-funding: F
Joni Ernst voted for the Pro-public-healthcare-funding side 14% of the time on 17 counted Senate votes, for a grade of F. No qualifying votes were missed.
Official Senate roll-call votes (via Voteview)
A means the senator voted for this side most often — not that the senator is better. F means the senator voted against this side most often. Based on votes through 2026-08-08.
How did Joni Ernst vote on healthcare?
| Date | Bill | What it was | Side counted | Joni Ernst's vote | Matched side? | Official roll call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 | SCONRES7 | Budget fund to protect Medicare and Medicaid | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 70 |
| 2025-02-20 | SCONRES7 | Blocks tax cuts if Medicaid is cut | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 71 |
| 2025-02-20 | SCONRES7 | Budget fund for maternal and child health care | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 72 |
| 2025-02-21 | SCONRES7 | Blocks bills that take health care from seniors | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 74 |
| 2025-02-21 | SCONRES7 | Blocks cuts to Medicare and Medicaid benefits | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 75 |
| 2025-02-21 | SCONRES7 | Extends ACA premium tax credits | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 80 |
| 2025-04-04 | HCONRES14 | Budget fund to protect Medicare and Medicaid | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 170 |
| 2025-04-04 | HCONRES14 | Prevents Medicaid enrollment or benefit cuts | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 172 |
| 2025-04-05 | HCONRES14 | Prevents Medicaid cuts that could close rural hospitals | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 186 |
| 2025-04-05 | HCONRES14 | Budget fund for health care access | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 188 |
| 2025-04-05 | HCONRES14 | Strikes the instruction to cut $880B from the committee that oversees Medicaid | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 189 |
| 2025-06-30 | HR1 | Extends enhanced ACA premium tax credits | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 339 |
| 2025-07-01 | HR1 | Strikes limits on Medicaid payments in the 2025 budget law | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 361 |
| 2025-07-01 | HR1 | Expands Medicare to dental, vision and hearing | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 362 |
| 2025-07-01 | HR1 | Final passage of the 2025 budget law, which reduced Medicaid spending (flag: multi-issue bill) | Nay | Yea | No | Roll call 372 |
| 2025-12-11 | S3385 | Bill to extend ACA premium tax credits | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 644 |
| 2026-01-13 | SJRES84 | Overturns a rule expected to shrink ACA marketplace enrollment | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 8 |