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117th Congress · House

Urban Indian Health Confer Act

Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians · Federal-Indian relations · Indian social and development programs · Minority health · Urban and suburban affairs and development · Native Americans

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confer with urban Indian organizations regarding health care.
  • House passed it on Nov 2, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Urban Indian Health Confer Act 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. 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.

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