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HR 6261 116th Congress House Native Americans Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Minority health

To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 12, 2020 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Apr 1, 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 Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to cover, during the public health emergency and without cost-sharing, COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing and related visits for Native Americans, including Alaska Natives, who receive health services through the Indian Health Service (IHS), regardless of whether the COVID-19 services are covered under IHS.

What's happening now April 1, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6201 Related bill Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  • S 3499 Related bill Free COVID–19 Testing Act
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6261: To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6261/
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"H.R. 6261: To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6261/.
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H.R. 6261, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6261/.
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[H.R. 6261: To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6261/)
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