S 1001
116th Congress
Senate
Native Americans
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Congressional oversight
Federal-Indian relations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Veterans' medical care
Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 20, 2019
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-183.
Apr 3, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text: CR S2241-2242)
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act
This bill authorizes the Indian Health Service (IHS) to pay copayments owed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Indian veterans for medical services authorized under the Purchased/Referred Care program and administered at a VA facility.
The IHS, the VA, and tribal health programs, in consultation with impacted tribes, must enter into a memorandum of understanding that authorizes the IHS or a tribal health program to pay such copayments unless it would decrease the quality of, or access to, health care for individuals receiving care from the IHS or the VA.
The IHS and the VA must report on veterans who are eligible for IHS assistance and have received care from the VA.
What's happening now
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-183.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1