To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve access to tribal health care by providing for systemic Indian Health Service workforce and funding allocation reforms, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced on September 21, 2016, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Tribal Members Weigh in on Noem's IHS Reforms during Critical Committee Hearing”
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Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD0, 2011-2018]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 12, 2016
History
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Jun 8, 2016
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Introduced
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Jul 12, 2016
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Considered by For Indigenous Peoples of the United States
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Sep 14, 2016
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Considered by House Committee on Ways and Means
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Sep 21, 2016
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 20, 2016
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Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means
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H.R. 5406 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5406. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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