Urban Indian Health Confer Act

Bill: 118-hr-630
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2023-01-30
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Federal-Indian relations

Indian social and development programs

Minority health

Urban and suburban affairs and development
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Urban Indian Health Confer Act</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 630 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2023 Mr. Grijalva 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 establish an urban Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and Human Services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Urban Indian Health Confer Act . 2. Urban Indian organization confer policy Section 514(b) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1660d ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Requirement The Secretary shall ensure that the Service and the other agencies and offices of the Department confer, to the maximum extent practicable, with urban Indian organizations in carrying out— (1) this Act; and (2) other provisions of law relating to Indian health care. .