HR 895 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act

Latest action · Sep 22, 2020 Received in the Senate.

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, 2019
  2. Passed HouseSep 21, 2020
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act

This bill allows tribally controlled grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 9, 2019 to Jan 24, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OKTom ColeJul 9, 2019
D-AZTom O'HalleranJul 22, 2019
R-NDKelly ArmstrongJul 30, 2019
D-NMBen Ray LujánOct 8, 2019
D-AZRuben GallegoOct 11, 2019
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOct 22, 2019
D-IACynthia AxneOct 23, 2019
D-WAKim SchrierNov 14, 2019
D-WADenny HeckNov 15, 2019
R-KSSteve WatkinsNov 15, 2019
D-NMXochitl Torres SmallDec 4, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumDec 9, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandJan 24, 2020

Committees 3

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jan 30, 2019Markup Jan 15, 2020Reported Sep 15, 2020
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Feb 15, 2019Hearings Jul 16, 2019Discharged Jan 15, 2020
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jan 30, 2019Discharged Sep 15, 2020
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jan 30, 2019Discharged Sep 15, 2020
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jan 31, 2020

Actions 18

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2020Received in the Senate.
  2. Sep 21, 2020Ms. Haaland moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Sep 21, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4568-4570)
  4. Sep 21, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 895.
  5. Sep 21, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4568)
  6. Sep 21, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. Sep 15, 2020Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-505, Part I.
  8. Sep 15, 2020Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
  9. Sep 15, 2020Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  10. Sep 15, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405.
  11. Jan 31, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  12. Jan 15, 2020Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
  13. Jan 15, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  14. Jan 15, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  15. Jul 16, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  16. Feb 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
  17. Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House
  18. Jan 30, 2019Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and 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.

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
HouseDebate and remarks H4568–H4570Text printed H4568Debra A. Haaland D-NM, Dusty Johnson R-SD, Liz Cheney R-WYSep 21, 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

  1. Feb 18, 2020H.R. 895, Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 15, 2020

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article One, Section Eight of the U.S. Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 19, January 30, 2019, page H1338.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 279Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity ActIdentical billJul 9, 2019
S 886Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension ActRelated billJun 15, 2020
HR 6800The Heroes ActRelated billJul 23, 2020

Titles 4

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

Official Title as Introduced
To allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2020Received in Senate
  2. Sep 21, 2020Engrossed in House
  3. Sep 15, 2020Reported in House
  4. Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House

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