To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 1, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
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.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to cover, during the public health emergency and without cost-sharing, COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing and related visits for Native Americans, including Alaska Natives, who receive health services through the Indian Health Service (IHS), regardless of whether the COVID-19 services are covered under IHS.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2020 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Apr 1, 2020 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Mar 12, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 12, 2020Referred 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 48, March 12, 2020, page H1671.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3499 | Free COVID–19 Testing Act | Related bill | Mar 12, 2020 |
| HR 6201 | Families First Coronavirus Response Act | Related bill | Mar 19, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Minority health
- Native Americans
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
