H.R. 5549 · 117th Congress

Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act

Introduced on Oct 8, 2021 by Don Young (R-AK). 15 cosponsors, 10 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 28, 2022): Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Oct 8, 2021
Cosponsors
15
10 from the other party
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Appropriations
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Minority health

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Oct 8, 2021). Public domain.

Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act

This bill authorizes advance appropriations for the following Indian Health Service appropriations accounts:

  • Indian Health Services,
  • Indian Health Facilities,
  • Contract Support Costs, and
  • Payments for Tribal Leases.

The advance appropriations provide new budget authority that first becomes available in the first fiscal year after the budget year. The bill requires the President's budget request to include information on estimates for the advance appropriations.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Don YoungR-AKSponsor

Democrats · 10

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Oct 8, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Oct 8, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Oct 8, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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.
  4. Oct 8, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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.
  5. Oct 8, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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.
  6. Oct 11, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  7. Oct 15, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
  8. Jul 28, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.