US HB741 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on September 15 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-09-15 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Pending: Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on September 15 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-09-15 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Pending: Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
To elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes.
Title
Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025
Sponsors
| Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ] | Rep. David Joyce [R-OH] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. |
| 2026-09-14 | House | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. |
| 2026-09-14 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2026-09-14 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5568) |
| 2026-09-14 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 741. |
| 2026-09-14 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5568-5570) |
| 2026-09-14 | House | Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2026-08-27 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 668. |
| 2026-08-27 | House | Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. |
| 2026-08-27 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-767, Part I. |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. |
| 2025-01-28 | House | 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. |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Introduced in House |
