House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025
This bill makes the head of the Indian Health Service an Assistant Secretary within the Department of Health and Human Services.
Official title: To elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Greg Stanton D-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 28, 2025
- Committee actionMay 14, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 15, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 741.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-767 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on August 27, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/767
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 741, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/741
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. STANTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 18, January 28, 2025, Page H406):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 28, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 741, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/741
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9227283b5e59286cf119c33b3d79ff1754b1a0583dac1cc1c8c85b3723e29565
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 22, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David Joyce (R-OH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- H.R. 2535 (118th) Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2023Cross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 6406 (117th) Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2022Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.