Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025 passed the House 594 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 28, 2025
ReportedMay 14, 2026
Passed one chamberSep 14, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 40 words.
Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025 This bill elevates the current position of the Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health within HHS.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Indian Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 70 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 490 words
- Subjects
- Administrative remediesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Latest action
- Sep 15, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 118th H.R. 2535 Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2023 D · Introduced
- 117th H.R. 6406 Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2022 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]