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- H.R.6261
H.R.6261: To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- Introduced March 12, 2020
- Latest Major Action April 1, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 12, 2020
Bill Summary
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to cover, during the public health emergency and without cost-sharing, COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing and related visits for Native Americans, including Alaska Natives, who receive health services through the Indian Health Service (IHS), regardless of whether the COVID-19 services are covered under IHS.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| April 1, 2020 |
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
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| March 12, 2020 |
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.
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| March 12, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) |