Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2365
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-07-31
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Health facilities and institutions

Indian social and development programs

Military medicine

Minority health

Urban and suburban affairs and development

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 388.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-31
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to enter arrangements for the sharing of medical facilities and services with urban Indian organizations. The VA and DOD shall reimburse an urban Indian organization where services are provided to beneficiaries eligible for services from either department.</p>

action_date: 2019-12-18
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p><b>Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to enter arrangements for the sharing of medical facilities and services with urban Indian organizations. The VA and DOD shall reimburse an urban Indian organization where services are provided to beneficiaries eligible for services from either department.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2365 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 31, 2019 Mr. Udall (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Tester , Mr. Rounds , and Ms. Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize urban Indian organizations to enter into arrangements for the sharing of medical services and facilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act of 2019 . 2. Sharing arrangements with Federal agencies Section 405 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1645 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting urban Indian organizations, before and tribal organizations ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting urban Indian organization, before or tribal organization ; and (B) by inserting an urban Indian organization, before or a tribal organization .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 388 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2365 [Report No. 116–180] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 31, 2019 Mr. Udall (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Tester , Mr. Rounds , Ms. Smith , Ms. Duckworth , Ms. Sinema , and Ms. McSally ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs December 18, 2019 Reported by Mr. Hoeven , without amendment A BILL To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize urban Indian organizations to enter into arrangements for the sharing of medical services and facilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act of 2019 . 2. Sharing arrangements with Federal agencies Section 405 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1645 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting urban Indian organizations, before and tribal organizations ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting urban Indian organization, before or tribal organization ; and (B) by inserting an urban Indian organization, before or a tribal organization .

December 18, 2019 Reported without amendment