Alex Padilla U.S. Senator for California
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Alex is working to guarantee quality, affordable, and equitable health care for every American. No family should face bankruptcy because of an illness or be forced to choose between making rent and paying for medication. In the Senate, Alex has prioritized addressing the systemic disparities that affect health care access. He is proud to support Medicare for All and is a champion for increased access to mental health care.

Alex strongly supported the Inflation Reduction Act, a historic agreement that extended Affordable Care Act premium subsidies and capped out-of-pocket prescription drug costs and insulin costs for millions of Californians on Medicare.

Alex also knows that mental health is just as important as physical health. That’s why he created the first ever Bipartisan Mental Health Caucus as a forum to come together to create meaningful solutions to the mental health crisis in America.

Recent News

Padilla, Schatz Introduce Legislation to Provide Paid Family, Medical Leave for Federal Employees

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), along with seven of their colleagues, introduced the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, legislation to expand federal paid leave to include 12 weeks of family and...

Padilla Leads Tri-Caucus in Introducing Sweeping Health Equity Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Representatives Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.-25), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.-02), and Grace Meng (D-N.Y.-06) announced the reintroduction of the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of...

Padilla, Kim Introduce “MediKids” to Guarantee Healthcare for Every Child in America

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As millions of children remain uninsured or underinsured and Congressional Republicans advance deep cuts to Medicaid, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) introduced the MediKids Act, legislation that would guarantee every child in America...

Padilla, Schatz Introduce Legislation to Provide Paid Family, Medical Leave for Federal Employees

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), along with seven of their colleagues, introduced the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, legislation to expand federal paid leave to include 12 weeks of family and...

Padilla Leads Tri-Caucus in Introducing Sweeping Health Equity Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Representatives Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.-25), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.-02), and Grace Meng (D-N.Y.-06) announced the reintroduction of the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of...

Padilla, Kim Introduce “MediKids” to Guarantee Healthcare for Every Child in America

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As millions of children remain uninsured or underinsured and Congressional Republicans advance deep cuts to Medicaid, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) introduced the MediKids Act, legislation that would guarantee every child in America...

Padilla, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen and Enhance Suicide Prevention Efforts Through 9-8-8 Lifeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, as part of Mental Health Awareness Month, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, introduced legislation to improve and expand access to the 9-8-8 Suicide and...

Senate Unanimously Passes Padilla and Banks’ Tyler’s Law to Fight Fentanyl Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan legislation to help combat the fentanyl crisis. Tyler’s Law would direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...

Padilla, Schiff, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Immediately Reverse Politically-Motivated Termination of $600 Million in Public Health Grants

Senators from targeted states, Democratic committee leadership blast Trump’s politically motivated health cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) and nine other Senators demanded that the Department of Health and Human Services immediately reverse their recent politically motivated termination of $600 million in public...

Padilla, Schiff Join Democratic Colleagues in Demanding the VA Rescind Draconian Abortion Care Ban for Veterans 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and 27 other Senate Democrats in calling on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to immediately rescind the...

Padilla, Balint, Watson Coleman Aim to Bolster Mental Health Care Workforce Through New School Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, and Representatives Becca Balint (D-Vt.-AL) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.-12) introduced the Mental Health Career Promotion Act to bolster the behavioral and mental health care...

Padilla, Wyden, Colleagues Press Trump Administration Over Chaotic Decisions on Substance Abuse, Mental Health Services

Senators demand answers from HHS over abrupt termination and reinstatement of Congressionally-appropriated funds for SAMHSA services WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led 18 of their Democratic...

Senate Advances Padilla, Banks Bipartisan Tyler’s Law to Fight Fentanyl Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions advanced bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) to help combat the fentanyl crisis. Tyler’s Law would direct the U.S. Department of...