HR 7948 · 116th Congress · Native Americans

Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-08-07· Sponsored by Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.(2020-09-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020 This bill expands tribal access to public health care data and public health surveillance programs. It also reauthorizes through FY2025 the National Center for Health Statistics, which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and requires the CDC to take certain actions to address the collection and availability of health data for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must, within 30 days, make available all data related to health care and public health surveillance programs and activities to the Indian Health Service, Indian tribes, and tribal epidemiology centers. The CDC must make grants to and enter into contracts with tribes and tribal epidemiology centers for data collection and related activities. It must also provide technical assistance. In addition, the CDC must (1) develop guidelines for state and local health agencies to improve birth and death record data for American Indians and Alaska Natives; (2) enter into cooperative agreements with tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, and tribal epidemiology centers to address certain in…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 7948, Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020

Dec 24, 2020

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020

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Cosponsors (6)

3 Democrats3 Republicans