3.0.0 4534 2022-11-01T13:49:48Z 2022-11-01T13:49:48Z House HR 2019-09-26 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 156 (Thursday, September 26, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 4534.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and make alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers ofCongress.[Page H8055]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-09-27T16:42:45Z Referred to 2019-09-26T14:03:00Z 2019-09-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-09-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 N P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2019-09-26 True Native Americans Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Education programs funding Food supply, safety, and labeling Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical education Minority health Science and engineering education Native Americans 00 2019-09-26 Introduced in House 2020-06-25T18:48:56Z Native Health and Wellness Act of 2019

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to Indian tribes or tribal organizations for promoting health, preventing disease, and reducing health disparities among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Specifically, grants may be used to (1) establish or support preventive health service programs that facilitate the achievement of health-status goals, (2) establish or support public health services that reduce the prevalence of chronic disease among American Indians and Alaska Natives, or (3) strengthen public health infrastructure to facilitate the surveillance and response to infectious disease and foodborne illness outbreaks.

In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must make grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for recruiting and mentoring American Indian and Alaska Native youth and young adults in health professions.

]]> Native Health and Wellness Act of 2019 Display Title Native Health and Wellness Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the public health system in tribal communities and increase the number of American Indians and Alaska Natives pursuing health careers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Native Health and Wellness Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4534ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4534ih.xml 2019-09-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.