HR 6237
116th Congress
House
Native Americans
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Veterans' medical care
PRC for Native Veterans Act
Everywhere this bill has been
25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 5, 2021
Became Public Law No: 116-311.
Jan 5, 2021
Signed by President.
Dec 24, 2020
Presented to President.
Dec 20, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 18, 2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 18, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 18, 2020
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7827)
Dec 18, 2020
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 17, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Nov 16, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 16, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5738)
Nov 16, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5738)
Nov 16, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6237.
Nov 16, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5738)
Nov 16, 2020
Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 16, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 467.
Nov 16, 2020
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Nov 16, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-569, Part I.
Jul 29, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 29, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 29, 2020
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
Jul 22, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 31, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Mar 12, 2020
Referred 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.
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Proper and Reimbursed Care for Native Veterans Act or the PRC for Native Veterans Act
This bill specifies that the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense must reimburse the Indian Health Service (IHS), tribes, or tribal organizations for health care services provided to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans, regardless of whether such services are provided directly by the IHS, tribes, or tribal organizations, through purchased/referred care, or through contracts for travel.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 116-311.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6237: PRC for Native Veterans Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6237/
"H.R. 6237: PRC for Native Veterans Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6237/.
H.R. 6237, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6237/.
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