PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 5221: Urban Indian Health Confer Act

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 5221: Urban Indian Health Confer Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-10 · Native Americans · Latest: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-530.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 343 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5221 (2021-11-02), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-530. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Urban Indian Health Confer Act

Plain summary

Urban Indian Health Confer Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confer with urban Indian organizations regarding health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas. Currently, only the Indian Health Service (IHS) is required to confer with urban Indian organizations on matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The bill requires HHS to ensure that the IHS and other agencies and offices within HHS confer with urban Indian organizations on (1) matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and (2) other provisions of law relating to health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Urban Indian Health Confer Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · 19 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5221, Urban Indian Health Confer Act (2021-10-21)

Cosponsors on this site

Betty McCollum (D-MN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Ed Case (D-HI), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT)

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (1)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5221 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117