HR 3706
115th Congress
House
Native Americans
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Education programs funding
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical education
Minority health
Science and engineering education
Native Health and Wellness Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Native Health and Wellness Act of 2017
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to Indian tribes or tribal organizations for promoting health, preventing disease, and reducing health disparities among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Specifically, grants may be used to:
- establish or support preventive health service programs that facilitate the achievement of health-status goals;
- establish or support public health services that reduce the prevalence of chronic disease among American Indians and Alaska Natives, or
- strengthen public health infrastructure to facilitate the surveillance and response to infectious disease and foodborne illness outbreaks.
In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must make grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for recruiting and mentoring American Indian and Alaska Native youth and young adults in health professions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1