House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act
Official title: To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification requirement for emergency contract health services for certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Kennedy R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 4, 2026
- Committee actionJul 15, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 15, 2026 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8658.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-778 ↗. 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
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/778
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8658, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8658
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 7, 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. KENNEDY of Utah, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 77, May 4, 2026, Page H3338):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 4, 2026 ↗
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- 57 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8658, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8658
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 7, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Kennedy.
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- H.R. 1045 (119th) Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025
- H.R. 3425 (119th) Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025
- H.R. 4684 (119th) Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2026
- H.R. 1318 (119th) United States Research Protection Act
- H.R. 5638 (119th) Geothermal Royalty Reform Act
Related bills
- S. 1055 (119th) Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity ActRelated bill
- S. 4869 (118th) Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 7, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.