[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6533 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6533

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require a Federal 
     medical assistance percentage of 100 percent for urban Indian 
                 organizations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 30, 2023

 Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Cole, and Ms. Davids of Kansas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require a Federal 
     medical assistance percentage of 100 percent for urban Indian 
                 organizations, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Urban Indian Health Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. FULL FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE FOR URBAN INDIAN 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is 
amended by inserting after ``by an Indian tribe or tribal organization 
(as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act)'' 
the following: ``, or through an urban Indian organization (as defined 
in section 4 of such Act) pursuant to a grant or contract with the 
Indian Health Service under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act''.
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