On August 18, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a statement on the Administration’s plan for COVID-19 booster shots for the American people. In the statement, medical […]
The Senate held a legislative hearing on the NCUIH-endorsed Native American Child Protection Act. The bill includes two updates for UIOs that were advocated for by NCUIH and noted by […]
On August 10, Senator Smith and Senator Cantwell sent a letter to Senator Merkley and Senator Murkowski, leaders of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, requesting their support […]
On July 13, Congressman Adam Smith’s office published a press release regarding the historic funding increase for urban Indian organizations (UIOs) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Interior, Environment, and […]
With the end of the summer comes the departure of our 2021 Summer Legal Fellows. With Bryn Whitney-Blum and Hayden Godfrey returning to their respective law schools, we asked them […]
On July 15, 2021, the House Appropriations Committee approved its fiscal year (FY) 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill by a 33-25 vote. The […]
The Virtual Peer Support Act of 2021 (H.R. 2929/S. 157) seeks to expand virtual peer support services for “Tribal communities” alongside community-based providers through federal grant allocations. UIOs are included […]
Sen. Tina Smith introduces bill to amend the IHCIA to authorize special behavioral health programs for Indians, including urban AI/AN persons and the UIOs that serve them. This revision of […]
On June 22, 2021, the House of Representatives met to debate legislation including H.R. 3841, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021, under suspension of the regular House procedural […]
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) attended the Department of Homeland Security Community Engagement Roundtable on Racial Equity, Community Policing, and Supporting Underserved Communities on June 24th, 2021. […]
On June 15th, the Indian Health Service (IHS) held a virtual quarterly Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee (TLDC) meeting. It was brought to the attention of the call participants that although […]
On June 17, 2021, the Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States held an oversight hearing on “Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country”. Led by Chair Teresa Leger Fernandez […]
Mr. Rick Mueller is the new Deputy Director for the IHS Office of Urban Indian Health Programs’ (OUIHP) in Rockville, MD. Rick Mueller is an enrolled member of the Central […]
On January 28, 2021, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Todd Young (R-IN), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) reintroduced the NCUIH endorsed Coronavirus Mental Health and Addiction Assistance Act. The bill intends […]
WASHINGTON, DC (June 16, 2021) – Recently, on May 28, 2021, President Biden released the detailed annual budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The proposal includes a total of […]
Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States Hearing: “Oversight Hearing on Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country”. On June 17, 2021, the Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United […]
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