3.0.0 2953 2023-01-11T13:32:53Z 2023-01-11T13:32:53Z Senate S 2016-05-19 114 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Markup by 2016-09-21T18:30:00Z Hearings by 2016-06-17T20:22:39Z Referred to 2016-05-19T17:39:33Z 2016-09-21 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2016-06-17 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held in Rapid City, South Dakota. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-522. Committee 2016-05-19 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2016-05-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY N T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2016-05-19 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2016-05-24 False M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2016-09-19 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2016-09-21 False Native Americans Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Employee hiring Employee performance Employment discrimination and employee rights Federal-Indian relations Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government liability Government studies and investigations Health care quality Health personnel Indian social and development programs Minority health Personnel records Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Native Americans 00 2016-05-19 Introduced in Senate 2017-01-26T14:25:47Z Indian Health Service Accountability Act of 2016 or the IHS Accountability Act of 2016

This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the Public Health Service Act, and other laws to:

  • allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to remove, transfer, or demote certain employees of the Indian Health Service (IHS) based on performance or misconduct;
  • allow HHS to establish certain incentives related to IHS employee recruitment and retention;
  • require HHS to modify the pay system for certain IHS employees;
  • establish requirements for IHS and its employees with respect to retaliation and other conduct; and
  • revise other provisions regarding IHS hiring practices, liability protections, accountability, and transparency.
]]> IHS Accountability Act of 2016 Display Title IHS Accountability Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote patient-centered care and accountability at the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced IHS Accountability Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Indian Health Service Accountability Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2953is/xml/BILLS-114s2953is.xml 2016-09-21 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.