House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act

H.R. 895Introduced Jan 30, 2019Policy area: Native Americans

Sponsor: Rep. Dusty Johnson R-SD

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 30, 2019
Committee actionJan 15, 2020
Passed HouseSep 21, 2020 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 22, 2020 — Received in the Senate.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 895.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 895, Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act” on February 18, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 15, 2020”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 18, 2020 ↗
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February 18, 2020
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 895, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-505 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on September 15, 2020.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 15, 2020 ↗
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H.R. 895, 116th Congress
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December 5, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 19, January 30, 2019, Page H1338):
Article One, Section Eight of the U.S. Constitution
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H.R. 895, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

13 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 13 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.

Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Denny Heck (D-WA), David Joyce (R-OH), Ben Luján (D-NM), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM), Steve Watkins (R-KS).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress · SD at-large district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.