House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2025

H.R. 1418Introduced Feb 18, 2025Policy area: Native Americans

Official title: To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to address liability for payment of charges or costs associated with provision of purchased/referred care services, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Dusty Johnson R-SD

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 18, 2025
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Latest action: Feb 18, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1418.

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. 171, No. 32, February 18, 2025, Page H723):
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
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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

7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 7 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.

Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Donald Davis (D-NC), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Kim Schrier (D-WA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th 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 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.