Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025
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What it does
Official summary
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.
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More on this bill
Where it stands
Introduced
Passed House
3Passed Senate
4To President
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Sep 15Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Latest
Sep 14Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 14Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5568-5570)
Sep 14DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 741.
Sep 14Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5568)Passed House
Sep 14Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 14The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Aug 27Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-767, Part I.
Aug 27Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.Minor
Aug 27Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 668.
May 14Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
May 14Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 14Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2025
Feb 5Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jan 29Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Jan 28Introduced in House
Jan 28Referred 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.Introduced