Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act

Bill: 116-s-279
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2019-01-30
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: 2019-07-09
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 135.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows schools that receive grants under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.</p>

action_date: 2019-07-09
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><b>Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows schools that receive grants under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 279 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2019 Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 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.) .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 135 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 279 [Report No. 116–54] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2019 Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Rounds , Mr. Udall , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Barrasso , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs July 9, 2019 Reported by Mr. Hoeven , without amendment 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.) .

July 9, 2019 Reported without amendment