Her Breast and Cervical Cancer bill provides treatment for low-income women diagnosed with these diseases. In 2000, she introduced legislation to provide a Medicare prescription drug benefit and a bill which modernizes standards for reuse of medical devices. In 1998, Congress passed Eshoo's legislation requiring insurance policies which cover the cost of mastectomies also to provide coverage for breast reconstruction. Her Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act, passed in 1997, has dramatically reduced the time it takes for new therapies and technologies to get to the patients who need them. Congresswoman Eshoo consistently receives high ratings from the League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club for her votes affecting the environment.
Forests protects native biodiversity in federal forests.