On July 31, 2025, the Senate Appropriations Full Committee passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS). The bill […]
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) is seeking nominations for the role of Urban Representative to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian […]
On July 25, 2025, the Senate Appropriations Full Committee passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 appropriations bill for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. The bill provides $8.1 billion for IHS, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 23, 2025)– On July 23, 2025, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) reintroduced the bipartisan Urban Indian Health Parity Act. This vital […]
On July 22, 2025, the House Appropriations Full Committee passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 appropriations bill for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, which was previously approved by the House […]
On June 23, 2025, 15 Congressional leaders joined the Native American Caucus co-chair Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and vice-chair Nick Begich (R-AK) in their Dear Colleague letter to House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R‑OK‑04) […]
Contact your member of Congress today to ensure support for Tribal Programs in FY 2026 Appropriations! As the House and Senate consider Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations, we recommend that […]
On July 1, 2025, the Senate passed their budget reconciliation bill. The Senate’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a major bill that would deliver the significant elements of President […]
Released on June 13, 2025, the IHS Dear Tribal Leader/Urban Leader Letter invites comment on a proposed Strategic Realignment designed to make the Agency more patient-centered, operationally efficient, and supportive […]
On June 26th, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. along with Senior Advisor Mark Cruz (Klamath) visited the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic […]
In April 2025, the National Tribal Budget Formulation Workgroup (NTBFW) released their fiscal year (FY) 2027 Tribal Budget Recommendations, The Federal Trust Responsibility to Tribal Nations: A Strategy to Advance […]
On Thursday, June 20th, 2025, Mark Cruz, a citizen of the Klamath Tribes, was sworn in by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Senior Advisor […]
In this Edition: 📊 FY 2026 Budget: The President’s request funds IHS at $8.1 billion and Urban Indian Health at $90.4 million while omitting advance appropriations. 🏛 House Appropriations: At the […]
On June 12, 2025, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted outside written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related […]
Dear Friends, NCUIH worked with the Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty to support the Congressional Native American Caucus in leading a letter to support and protect funding for Tribal Programs and Urban Indian […]
On June 5, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing where Acting Indian Health Service (IHS) Director Benjamin Smith and Chief Financial Officer Jillian […]
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