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H.R. 741Passed House
Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025
Introduced: Jan 28, 2025
Latest action date: Sep 15, 2026
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jan 28, 2025
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Status detail: The full action history records passage in the House.
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What this bill does
Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025
This bill elevates the current position of the Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health within HHS.
Official summary from Congress.gov.
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Native Americans
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Administrative remediesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Energy and Commerce Committee
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Natural Resources Committee
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Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
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Checked against Congress.gov Oct 15, 2026.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
IntroReferralSenateThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
FloorHouse floor actionsMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorHouse floor actionsOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5568)
FloorHouse floor actionsPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5568)
FloorLibrary of CongressDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 741.
FloorHouse floor actionsConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5568-5570)
FloorHouse floor actionsMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
FloorHouse floor actionsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 668.
CalendarsHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-767, Part I.
CommitteeHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-767, Part I.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressCommittee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
DischargeHouse floor actionsCommittee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressSubcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
CommitteeHouse committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressReferred 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.
IntroReferralHouse floor actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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