H.R. 3706: Native Health and Wellness Act of 2017
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H.R. 3706: Native Health and Wellness Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-07 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Native Health and Wellness Act of 2017
Plain summary
Native Health and Wellness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to Indian tribes or tribal organizations for promoting health, preventing disease, and reducing health disparities among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Specifically, grants may be used to: establish or support preventive health service programs that facilitate the achievement of health-status goals; establish or support public health services that reduce the prevalence of chronic disease among American Indians and Alaska Natives, or strengthen public health infrastructure to facilitate the surveillance and response to infectious disease and foodborne illness outbreaks. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must make grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for recruiting and mentoring American Indian and Alaska Native youth and young adults in health professions.
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Official text
Native Health and Wellness Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] · 1 cosponsors
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Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3706.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr3706 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115