Profile research reviewed Aug 16, 2026
Bill Cassidy is a Republican senator from Louisiana and a physician. Congress.gov records service in the House from 2009 to 2015 and in the Senate since 2015.
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Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy is a Republican senator from Louisiana and a physician. Congress.gov records service in the House from 2009 to 2015 and in the Senate since 2015.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee identifies Cassidy as its chairman and the first physician to hold that chairmanship. His committee biography also lists service on the Senate Finance, Energy and Natural Resources, and Veterans’ Affairs committees.
Under Cassidy’s chairmanship, HELP advanced a bipartisan package of health-care legislation in July 2026, including the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, and Cassidy separately released a 340B Drug Pricing Program reform discussion draft. Those committee actions are recorded as legislative work, not as proof that the proposed policies will produce their stated outcomes.
Current / reviewed roles
- Chairman — Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Republican senator — Louisiana
Committees & Leadership
Current and reviewed institutional roles
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Chairman
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Curated Notable Legislation
Legislation & congressional activity
HELP health-cost and price-transparency package
Under Cassidy’s chairmanship, HELP advanced the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act and other health bills in July 2026; Cassidy also released a 340B reform discussion draft in June.
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