Congress 117 - HR 3496 - Urban Indian Health Providers Facilities Improvement Act

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Building construction Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Indian social and development programs Minority health Native Americans Urban and suburban affairs and development

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Urban Indian Health Providers Facilities Improvement Act

This bill expands the authority of the Indian Health Service (IHS) to make funds available for urban Indian organizations to renovate, construct, or expand urban Indian health facilities.

Specifically, the bill authorizes the IHS to (1) make funds available for renovations even if the renovations are not minor, and (2) make funds available for purposes other than assisting the organizations in meeting certain accreditation standards.

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Jul 20, 2021

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
May 26, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 25, 2021

Referred 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.
May 25, 2021

Introduced in House

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