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HR 536 112th Congress House Native Americans Abortion Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Comprehensive health care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Indian social and development programs Minority health

Indian Healthcare Improvement Act of 2011

Introduced: February 8, 2011 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 16, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Feb 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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.
Feb 8, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Indian Healthcare Improvement Act of 2011 - Reaffirms existing amendments to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act and certain other provisions of law relating to health care for Native Americans.

Prohibits federal funds provided by those amendments from being used to pay for any abortion or to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that covers abortion, except when a women's life would otherwise be endangered or the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.

What's happening now February 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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