To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize additional funding for planning, design, construction, modernization, and renovation of hospitals and outpatient health care facilities.

Bill: 117-hr-1811
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-11
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding

Home and outpatient care

Indian social and development programs

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Minority health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes additional funding through FY2026 for the Indian Health Service to plan, design, construct, modernize, and renovate hospitals and outpatient health care facilities, including to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1811 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2021 Ms. Craig introduced the following bill; which was referred 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 A BILL To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize additional funding for planning, design, construction, modernization, and renovation of hospitals and outpatient health care facilities.

1. 21st Century Indian health program hospitals and outpatient health care facilities The Indian Health Care Improvement Act is amended by inserting after section 301 of such Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1631 ) the following: 301A. Additional funding for planning, design, construction, modernization, and renovation of hospitals and outpatient health care facilities (a) Additional funding For the purpose described in subsection (b), in addition to any other funds available for such purpose, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. (b) Purpose The purpose described in this subsection is the planning, design, construction, modernization, and renovation of hospitals and outpatient health care facilities that are funded, in whole or part, by the Service through, or provided for in, a contract or compact with the Service under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), including to address COVID–19 and other subsequent public health crises. .