With the start of the 2021-22 school year around the corner and some schools starting this week, the entire country is again facing thousands of local decisions about under what […]
On September 30th, 2021, in recognition of the National Day of Remembrance, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS-3) and Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK-4) Introduced the Truth and Healing […]
On Wednesday, September 22, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (VA) held an oversight hearing entitled, “Veteran Suicide Prevention: Innovative Research and Expanded Public Health Efforts.” The National Council of […]
This bipartisan legislation will improve access to health care for urban Indians. On September 10, 2021 the Urban Indian Health Confer Act was introduced by Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), […]
The mark up is the Committee’s portion of the Build Back Better Act Washington, D.C. -The Energy and Commerce Committee, led by Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), met on […]
On August 12, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, authorizing the use of an additional dose in […]
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 […]
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