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HR 2708 111th Congress House

Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009

Official title: To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2009 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 25, 2009
Committee Hearings Held.
Jun 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to House Natural Resources
Jun 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 20, 2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise requirements for health care programs and services for Indians, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations.

Replaces the Urban Health Programs Branch with a Division of Urban Indian Health.

Authorizes grants to urban Indian organizations for health information technology, telemedicine services development, and related infrastructure.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Indian Health Service, to provide programs of comprehensive behavioral health, prevention, and treatment.

Excludes from gross income: (1) services or benefits provided or purchased by the Service; and (2) services or benefits provided by a tribe or tribal organization, directly or through insurance. Declares that these provisions are not intended as an inference to the tax treatment of governmental benefits provided by tribes to Indians.

Reauthorizes the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.

Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to direct the Secretary to establish the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation.

Expands coverage for qualified Indians in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) under title XXI of the Social Security Act (SSA), as well as under Medicare (SSA title XVIII) and Medicaid (SSA title XIX). Authorizes related payments to Indian Health Programs operating in the state.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 6 Republican 1
Minnick, Walter
· Nov 4, 2009
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 24, 2009
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 22, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 17, 2009
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 23, 2009
Hare, Phil
· Jun 19, 2009
BONO MACK, MARY
· Jun 4, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 4, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jun 4, 2009
Kagen, Steve
· Jun 4, 2009
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 4, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 4, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 4, 2009
Schauer, Mark
· Jun 4, 2009
Teague, Harry
· Jun 4, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2708: Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2708/
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"H.R. 2708: Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2708/.
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