Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act

Bill: 115-hr-6030
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-06-07
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Indian social and development programs

Life, casualty, property insurance

Minority education

Minority health

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow tribes or tribal organizations that receive grants under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6030 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2018 Mrs. Noem introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform , and 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 A BILL To allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act . 2. Amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1647b ) is amended by inserting or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 ( 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) after ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) .