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H.R. 5874 115th Congress House

Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 18, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 28, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 872.
Dec 28, 2018
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Dec 28, 2018
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Dec 28, 2018
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Dec 3, 2018
House Committee on Oversight and Government Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Dec 3, 2018
House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Dec 3, 2018
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Dec 3, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1065, Part I.
Jun 13, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 13, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 4, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 18, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
May 18, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 28, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 872.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018

This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to recruitment and retention in the Indian Health Service, including provisions regarding pay, credentialing, and housing needs of workforce personnel.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2662 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017
  • S 1250 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
Bishop, Rob
· May 18, 2018
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 18, 2018
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 18, 2018
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · May 18, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5874: Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5874/
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"H.R. 5874: Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5874/.
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H.R. 5874, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5874/.
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