Indian Health Care Amendments of 1980
Latest action. Measure laid on table in House, S. 2728 passed in lieu.
(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #528 (311-70)) Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1984 for: (1) the health professions recruitment program for Indians; (2) health professions preparatory scholarship program for Indians; (3) Indian health scholarship program; (4) Indian health service extern programs; (5) health services, including patient and dental care, field health, mental health services, and the treatment of alcoholism among Indians; and (6) health services for urban Indians. Declares that funding authorization for the construction of Indian health facilities shall revert to specified Acts which already provide such authority. Makes Indians who are members or descendants of members of formerly and currently federally-recognized tribes of California eligible for specified services provided by the Indian Health Service.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed House amended" stage on September 9, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Measure laid on table in House, S. 2728 passed in lieu.
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Has anyone actually voted on it?
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Who is behind it?
MORRIS UDALL (D-AZ) introduced it on February 26, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
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How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 26, 1980, 16998 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16802 days ago, on September 9, 1980.
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Vote history
- HouseMeasure laid on table in House, S. 2728 passed in lieu.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action