Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 30, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedAug 7, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020
This bill expands tribal access to public health care data and public health surveillance programs. It also reauthorizes through FY2025 the National Center for Health Statistics, which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and requires the CDC to take certain actions to address the collection and availability of health data for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must (1) establish a strategy for providing data access to Indian tribes and tribal epidemiology centers; and (2) make available all requested data related to health care and public health surveillance programs and activities to the Indian Health Service, tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal epidemiology centers.
Next, the CDC must make grants to and enter into contracts with tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal epidemiology centers for data collection and related activities.
Among other requirements, the CDC must (1) develop guidelines for state and local health agencies to improve birth and death record data for American Indians and Alaska Natives; (2) enter into cooperative agreements with tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, and tribal epidemiology centers to address certain inaccuracies related to records for American Indians and Alaska Natives; and (3) encourage states to enter into data sharing agreements with tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal epidemiology centers to improve the quality and accuracy of public health data.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 7, 2020 to Aug 21, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Aug 7, 2020 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Aug 7, 2020 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Aug 7, 2020 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Aug 7, 2020 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | Aug 7, 2020 |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Aug 21, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Aug 7, 2020Markup Sep 9, 2020Reported Sep 29, 2020 |
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2020 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Sep 29, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-546.
- Sep 29, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 446.
- Sep 29, 2020Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 29, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5010-5012)
- Sep 29, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7948.
- Sep 29, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5010-5011)
- Sep 29, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 9, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 9, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Aug 7, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 7, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5010–H5012Text printed H5010 | Ben Ray Luján D-NM, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR | Sep 29, 2020 |
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 estimate
- Dec 24, 2020H.R. 7948, Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 141, August 7, 2020, page H4226.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 14 | Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act | Related bill | Nov 2, 2020 |
| S 4562 | Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020 | Related bill | Sep 10, 2020 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the collection and availability of health data with respect to Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Census and government statistics
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government information and archives
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Intergovernmental relations
- Minority health
- Native Americans
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Referred in Senate
- Sep 29, 2020Engrossed in House
- Sep 29, 2020Reported in House
- Aug 7, 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.
