H.R. 6105: To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to help ensure that no Service hospital or outpatient health facility is closed unless Congressional reporting requirements regarding the hospital or facility are current.
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H.R. 6105: To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to help ensure that no Service hospital or outpatient health facility is closed unless Congressional reporting requirements regarding the hospital or facility are current.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-19 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to help ensure that no Service hospital or outpatient health facility is closed unless Congressional reporting requirements regarding the hospital or facility are current.
Plain summary
Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to prohibit the closure of any Indian Health Service hospital or outpatient health care facility if the Secretary of Health and Human Services has not reported to Congress at least one year (as under current law) but not longer than two years before the proposed closure date an evaluation of the closure's expected impact.
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Official text
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to help ensure that no Service hospital or outpatient health facility is closed unless Congressional reporting requirements regarding the hospital or facility are current.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr6105.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr6105 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109