HR 630 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Urban Indian Health Confer Act

Introduced Jan 30, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ

Latest action · Jun 7, 2023 Subcommittee Hearings Held

Progress

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IntroducedJan 30, 2023
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Urban Indian Health Confer Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confer with urban Indian organizations regarding health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas.

Currently, only the Indian Health Service (IHS) is required to confer with urban Indian organizations on matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The bill requires HHS to ensure that the IHS and other agencies and offices within HHS confer with urban Indian organizations on (1) matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and (2) other provisions of law relating to health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2023 to Mar 15, 2024.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
D-NM	Melanie A. Stansbury	Mar 21, 2023
D-KS	Sharice Davids	Mar 21, 2023
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Apr 3, 2023
D-HI	Ed Case	Apr 3, 2023
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Apr 6, 2023
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Apr 25, 2023
D-AZ	Greg Stanton	Apr 25, 2023
D-CA	Jared Huffman	Apr 25, 2023
D-TN	Steve Cohen	Apr 25, 2023
D-NM	Teresa Leger Fernandez	Apr 25, 2023
D-WA	Adam Smith	Apr 28, 2023
D-CT	Jahana Hayes	Apr 28, 2023
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici	Apr 28, 2023
D-AK	Mary Sattler Peltola	May 9, 2023
D-WA	Derek Kilmer	May 16, 2023
D-IL	Jesús G. "Chuy" García	May 16, 2023
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff	May 24, 2023
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego	May 31, 2023
D-MN	Ilhan Omar	Jun 7, 2023
R-OH	David P. Joyce	Jun 13, 2023
D-WA	Pramila Jayapal	Sep 26, 2023
D-HI	Jill N. Tokuda	Nov 8, 2023
D-CA	Katie Porter	Mar 15, 2024

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 Jan 30, 2023
	Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee	Referred Feb 21, 2023Hearings Jun 7, 2023
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Jan 30, 2023
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Feb 10, 2023

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 7, 2023Subcommittee Hearings Held
Feb 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
Feb 10, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 30, 2023Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2023Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: U.S. Constitution Article 1 Sections 1 and 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 19, January 30, 2023, page H511.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 118-35	LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 630, TO AMEND THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT TO ESTABLISH AN URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION CONFER POLICY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ``URBAN INDIAN HEALTH CONFER ACT''; H.R. 1240, TO TRANSFER ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LANDS FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, TO TAKE SUCH LANDS INTO TRUST FOR THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, ``WINNEBAGO LAND TRANSFER ACT OF 2023''; H.R. 1722, TO AMEND THE GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, ``GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT AMENDMENT OF 2023''; H.R. 2461, TO RATIFY A TREATY BETWEEN THE SAN JUAN SOUTHERN PAIUTE TRIBE AND THE NAVAJO NATION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF A RESERVATION FOR THE SAN JUAN SOUTHERN PAIUTE TRIBE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, ``SAN JUAN SOUTHERN PAIUTE TRIBAL HOMELANDS ACT OF 2023''; H.R. 2839, TO AMEND THE SILETZ RESERVATION ACT TO ADDRESS THE HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, AND ANIMAL GATHERING R84 pages	Natural Resources Committee	Jun 7, 2023
Serial No. 118-25	OVERSIGHT HEARING ON EXAMINING THE PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE31 pages	Natural Resources Committee	May 11, 2023

Related bills 2

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 460	Urban Indian Health Confer Act	Identical bill	Jul 20, 2023
HR 5221	Urban Indian Health Confer Act	Reintroduction of	Jul 20, 2022

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Urban Indian Health Confer Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 30, 2023Introduced in House

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