Bill · 119th Congress
H.R. 741
Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025
- 01 Introduced
- 02 Committee
- 03 Passed House
- 04 Passed Senate
- 05 To President
- 06 Law
Latest action · Sep 15, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
What this bill does
Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025
This bill elevates the current position of the Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health within HHS.
Congressional Research Service · Introduced in House · Jan 28, 2025
How Congress voted
No recorded votes yet. Many bills pass by voice vote or unanimous consent, where no one's individual vote is written down.
Timeline
- Sep 15, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Sep 14, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 14, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5568)
- Sep 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5568)
- Sep 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 741.
- Sep 14, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5568-5570)
- Sep 14, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Aug 27, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 668.
- Aug 27, 2026Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- Aug 27, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-767, Part I.
- May 14, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- May 14, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 14, 2026Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- Feb 5, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jan 29, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- Jan 28, 2025Referred 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.
- Jan 28, 2025Introduced in House
Cosponsors
3 members
- David P. JoyceR-OH-14
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1
- Zoe LofgrenD-CA-18
Details
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Cost estimates · Congressional Budget Office
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Subject tags · 5
Administrative remediesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management