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As of last week, the House and Senate are both back on Capitol Hill. Speaker Kevin McCarthy planned for House lawmakers to pass the defense funding bill, but the votes were not there. Now, the plan is to pass a continuing resolution instead. On September 12th, the Speaker announced an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The inquiry will be conducted by the House Judiciary Committee, Ways and Means Committee, and Oversight Committee. The Senate was making progress on the minibus, but the unanimous consent request to package the three bills together was blocked, meaning the bills may be considered individually rather than together. Both chambers left last week without accomplishing much, let’s hope this week is different.
Bills NIHB is tracking this Month
H.R. 5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
Relevance: Legislation to reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program for Indians is included
Status: Introduced, possible floor consideration week of 9/18
H.R. 3371- Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
Relevance: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to hold certain land in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Holding the land in restricted fee status would mean that the land is now and forever owned by the Tribe.
Status: Under consideration in the House under suspension of the rules on September 18
H.R. 663 – Native American Child Protection Act, as amended
Relevance: Reauthorizes through FY2028 and revises certain programs related to prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
Status: Under consideration in the House under suspension of the rules on September 18
H.R. 3561 - Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act
Relevance: Legislation to reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program for Indians is included
Status: Waiting for floor consideration
S.1855 - Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2023
Relevance: Legislation to reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program for Indians is included
Status: Waiting for floor consideration
Hearings
Hearing on Reduced Care for Patients: Fallout From Flawed Implementation of Surprise Medical Billing Protections
Committee: House Ways and Means Committee
Date: September 19, 2023, 10 AM ET
Aging in Place: The Vital Role of Home Health in Access to Care
Committee: Senate Committee on Finance
Date: September 19, 2023, 10 AM ET
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing: "At What Cost: Oversight of How the IRA's Price Setting Scheme Means Fewer Cures for Patients"
Committee: House Energy and Commerce Committee
Date: September 20, 2023, 2:00 PM ET
Drinking Water Infrastructure and Tribal Communities
Committee: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Date: September 20, 2023, 2:30 PM ET
Invisible Wounds of War: Improving Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Measures for our Nation’s Veterans
Committee: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Date: September 20, 2023, 3:30 PM ET
S. 1573, S. 2415, S. 1624, S._, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act
Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Date: September 21, 2023, 10 AM ET
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