Congress 109 - HRES 656 - Expressing the sense of the House that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of Indian Health Service, should maintain the current operating hours of the Wagner Service Unit until the Secretary submits to Congress a new report that accurately describes the current conditions at the Wagner Service Unit.

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Access to health care Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Emergency Management Emergency medicine Federal-Indian relations Health Hospital care Hospitals Indian medical care Minorities Native Americans

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Expresses the sense of the House that the Secretary of Health Services, acting through the Director of Indian Health Services (IHS), should: (1) evaluate for Congress the impact of reduction in emergency room services at the Wagner Service Unit of the IHS; and (2) maintain the current operating hours of the Wagner Service Unit until such evaluation is submitted.

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Feb 16, 2006

Executive Comment Requested from HHS.
Jan 31, 2006

Referred to the Committee on 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.
Jan 31, 2006

Introduced in House

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