US HB8956 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-07-24 - Subcommittee Hearings Held
Pending: House Indian and Insular Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-07-24 - Subcommittee Hearings Held
Pending: House Indian and Insular Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act for the development and implementation of a centralized system to credential licensed health professionals who seek to provide health care services at any Indian Health Service unit.
Title
Uniform Credentials for IHS Providers Act of 2024
Sponsors
| Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA] | Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-24 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held |
| 2024-07-17 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. |
| 2024-07-09 | 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. |
| 2024-07-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB8966 (Related) 2024-12-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB3130 (Related) 2023-10-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
SB3130 (Related) 2023-10-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8956/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr8956/BILLS-118hr8956ih.pdf |
