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H.R.6535: To deem an urban Indian organization and employees thereof to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- Introduced April 17, 2020
- Latest Major Action Jan. 5, 2021
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
10 (6 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Received in Senate - Dec. 18, 2020
- Engrossed in House - Dec. 17, 2020
- Reported in House - Dec. 15, 2020
- Introduced in House - April 17, 2020
Bill Summary
This bill extends federal torts claim coverage for certain personal injury claims (i.e., medical malpractice liability protection) to urban Indian organizations and their employees by deeming them as part of the Public Health Service. Currently, such coverage is provided to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Indian contractors, and their employees.
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 24, 2020 |
Presented to President.
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| Dec. 21, 2020 |
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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| Dec. 20, 2020 |
Passed the SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. |
| Dec. 20, 2020 |
Voice Vote in the SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7871) |
| Dec. 18, 2020 |
Received in the Senate, read twice.
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| Dec. 18, 2020 |
Received in the Senate.
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| Dec. 17, 2020 |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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| Dec. 17, 2020 |
Voice Vote in the HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7245) |
| Dec. 17, 2020 |
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6535.
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| Dec. 17, 2020 |
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7245-7247)
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| Dec. 17, 2020 |
Mr. Gallego moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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| Dec. 15, 2020 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.
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| Dec. 15, 2020 |
Committee on the Judiciary discharged. |
| Dec. 15, 2020 |
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. |
| Dec. 15, 2020 |
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-651, Part I.
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| July 29, 2020 |
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
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| July 29, 2020 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| July 29, 2020 |
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
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| July 22, 2020 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| April 24, 2020 |
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
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| April 17, 2020 |
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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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| April 17, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) |