HR 741
119th Congress
House
Native Americans
Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025
Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2026
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
May 14, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 14, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 5, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jan 29, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
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.
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Plain-English summary
Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025
This bill elevates the current position of the Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health within HHS.
What's happening now
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
2
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 741: Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-741/
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