Urban Indian Health Providers Facilities Improvement Act
Summary
Urban Indian Health Providers Facilities Improvement Act This bill expands the authority of the Indian Health Service (IHS) to make funds available for urban Indian organizations to renovate, construct, or expand urban Indian health facilities. Specifically, the bill authorizes the IHS to (1) make funds available for renovations even if the renovations are not minor, and (2) make funds available for purposes other than assisting the organizations in meeting certain accreditation standards.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 25, 2021
Last action Jul 20, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jul 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Jul 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
lower
May 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
May 25, 2021
Committee
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.
lower
May 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ruben Gallego
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
David P. Joyce
RRepublican
Co
Derek Kilmer
DDemocratic
Co
Diana DeGette
DDemocratic
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Don Young
RRepublican
Co
Greg Stanton
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Bass
DDemocratic
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