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- Last Action
- 7/27/2023
Actions
- 2023-06-07Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 2023-02-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
- 2023-02-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-01-30Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-01-30Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-01-30Introduced in House
- 2023-01-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-01-30 (00)
Urban Indian Health Confer Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confer with urban Indian organizations regarding health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas.
Currently, only the Indian Health Service (IHS) is required to confer with urban Indian organizations on matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The bill requires HHS to ensure that the IHS and other agencies and offices within HHS confer with urban Indian organizations on (1) matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and (2) other provisions of law relating to health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Cosponsors (20)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Mary Peltola (D-AK)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
Subjects
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Federal-Indian relations
- Indian social and development programs
- Minority health
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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