A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on April 11, 2018, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
3 Cosponsors (3 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Barrasso Bill to Reform Indian Health Service Passes Committee”
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Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]
(Sponsor)
on Apr 11, 2018
“Indian Affairs Committee Advances Thunes Legislation to Increase Accountability and Transparency at the Indian Health Service”
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Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
(Co-sponsor)
on Apr 11, 2018
“Udall: Trump Administrations Proposed FY19 Budget for Indian Programs is Totally Inadequate”
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Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM, 2009-2020]
on Apr 11, 2018
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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May 25, 2017
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Introduced
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Jun 13, 2017
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Considered by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Mar 21, 2018
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Considered by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Apr 11, 2018
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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Sep 21, 2022
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 4915 (117th). |
S. 1250 (115th) 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 S. 1250. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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