S 214 · 107th Congress 2001โ€“2003, ended

A bill to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes.

Latest action · Jun 24, 2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Health to facilitate advocacy for the development of appropriate Indian health policy, and to promote consultation on matters related to Indian health, in a manner consistent with the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Indian tribes. Elevates the position of Director of the Indian Health Service to such Assistant Secretary position. Prescribes duties.

Cosponsors 9

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2001 to May 8, 2002; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-COBen Nighthorse CampbellOriginalJan 30, 2001
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeOriginalJan 30, 2001
D-NDKent ConradOriginalJan 30, 2001
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalJan 30, 2001
D-SDTim JohnsonFeb 7, 2001
D-NVHarry ReidMay 1, 2001
R-AKFrank H. MurkowskiJul 30, 2001
D-NMJeff BingamanAug 2, 2001
D-WAPatty MurrayMay 8, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateIndian Affairs Committee
Referred Jan 30, 2001Markup Mar 21, 2002Reported Jun 24, 2002

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 24, 2002Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment. With written report No. 107-170.
  2. Jun 24, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.
  3. Mar 21, 2002Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Jan 30, 2001Introduced in Senate
  5. Jan 30, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S774)
  6. Jan 30, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S774)

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S774Text printed S774John McCain R-AZ (text)Jan 30, 2001

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Apr 15, 2002S. 214, A bill to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 21, 2002</p>
  2. Apr 15, 2002S. 214, A bill to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 21, 2002

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 107-103INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT164 pagesIndian Affairs CommitteeJul 31, 2001

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 24, 2002Reported to Senate
  2. Jan 30, 2001Introduced in Senate

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