Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 24, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJun 11, 2021
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021
This bill expands tribal access to public health care data and public health surveillance programs. It also reauthorizes through FY2026 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 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 11, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | Jun 11, 2021 |
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 Jun 11, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 14, 2021 | |
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2021 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Jun 23, 2021Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 486, proceedings on H.R. 3841 are considered vacated.
- Jun 23, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 486, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 482; H.R. 704; H.R. 961, as amended; H.R. 1314; H.R. 2571, as amended; H.R. 2679, as amended; H.R. 2694; H.R. 2922, as amended; H.R. 3182; H.R. 3239; H.R. 3241, as amended; H.R. 3723; H.R. 3752; H.R. 3841; S. 409; and S. 1340. (consideration: CR H3026-3052; text: CR H3050-3051)
- Jun 22, 2021Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 22, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2950-2952; text: CR H2950-2951)
- Jun 22, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3841.
- Jun 22, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jun 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 11, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 11, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H3026Text printed H3050 | James P. McGovern D-MA | Jun 23, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2950–H2952Text printed H2950 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL | Jun 22, 2021 |
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. 167, no. 102, June 11, 2021, page H2710.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-680 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023470 pages | Appropriations Committee | May 4, 2022–Jul 13, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
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 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021
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 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2021Referred in Senate
- Jun 23, 2021Engrossed in House
- Jun 11, 2021Introduced 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.
