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S. 2146Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Urban Indian Health Parity Act

Sponsored by Tom UdallSen. Tom Udall (D-NM)
Introduced November 16, 2017

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The Urban Indian Health Parity Act would extend the full Federal medical assistance percentage— the Medicaid matching rate the federal government pays—to health organizations that serve urban American Indian and Alaska Native populations. By adding urban Indian organizations to the list of entities covered under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the bill would increase federal funding for these providers and the communities they serve.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the Social Security Act to allow the full Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) to apply to urban Indian organizations that receive a grant or contract from the Indian Health Service under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.

Legislative Activity

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SenateIntro Referral Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

December 6, 2017

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SenateIntro Referral

Introduced in Senate

November 16, 2017

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Indian Affairs Committee

November 16, 2017

SenateCommittee

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Indian Affairs Committee

December 6, 2017

SenateIntro Referral

Referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

December 6, 2017

Floor Debate

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What members said about S. 2146 on the floor

1 Republican
Chuck Grassley
Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA · Dec 6, 2017

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 2146 and the bill be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Reference Change SenateIssued December 6, 2017

II

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 2146

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 16, 2017

Mr. Udall (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Warren, Ms. Harris, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Markey, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

December 6, 2017

Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To extend the full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Urban Indian Health Parity Act .

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Extension of full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations

Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by striking Indian Health Care Improvement Act) and inserting Indian Health Care Improvement Act) or through an Urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.