December 17, 2020 Today, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 6535 to extend Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) coverage to urban Indian organizations (UIOs), which would […]
The proposal begins to address the many urgent needs of Indian Country. On December 14, a bipartisan group of lawmakers released two bills totaling $908 billion that would provide economic […]
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) signed three letters urging Congress to act on priority issues in Indian Country: COVID-19 stimulus health funds for Indian Country, extension of Federal […]
The Senate bill includes $9.6 million above the Administration’s request for urban Indian health. Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee released its FY21 funding bills, which included their proposals for the […]
On November 7, Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden and running-mate Kamala Harris surpassed the required 270 electoral votes to win the oval office after securing Pennsylvania, electing them as President and […]
On October 22, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory group, Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research’s (CBER) held a 9-hour meeting to discuss the authorization […]
On September 9, 2020, Representatives Lee (CA-13), Bass (CA-37), Kelly (IL-2), Chu (CA-27), Castro (TX-20), Haaland (NM-1), and Davids (KS-3) introduced the COVID Community Care Act. The bill, if passed, […]
On July 29, H.R. 6535 passed the House Natural Resources Committee. “Urban Indian organizations like the ones that serve my constituents in Phoenix are already working off shoestring budgets and […]
On July 22, Robyn Sunday-Allen, NCUIH Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, testified before the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. […]
One Pager On July 14, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) released the NCUIH endorsed COVID-19 Bias and Anti Racism Training Act. This bill was introduced in order to address the persistent […]
On July 8, 2020, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing titled “Addressing the Urgent Needs of Our Tribal Communities.” The hearing explored how COVID-19 has uniquely […]
NCUIH provided written testimony for the legislative and oversight hearing on COVID-19 in Indian Country. Many members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee expressed support for urban Indian health parity. […]
Remarks from Senators Tom Udall and Tina Smith July 1, 2020 Today, Senators Tom Udall and Tina Smith spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of providing parity for urban Indian health and […]
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will host an oversight and legislative hearing on S. 3650 on Wednesday, July 1 at 2:30pm in 562 Dirksen. The oversight hearing will cover “Evaluating […]
On June 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held the first virtual listening session for Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) to express their needs and identify gaps related […]
On June 11, 2020, Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) introduced a new bill which would reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SPDI) for five years and would raise funding for […]
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