Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020
This bill expands tribal access to public health care data and public health surveillance programs. It also reauthorizes through FY2025 the National Center for Health Statistics, which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and requires the CDC to take certain actions to address the collection and availability of health data for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must, within 30 days, make available all data related to health care and public health surveillance programs and activities to the Indian Health Service, Indian tribes, and tribal epidemiology centers.
The CDC must make grants to and enter into contracts with tribes and tribal epidemiology centers for data collection and related activities. It must also provide technical assistance.
In addition, the CDC must (1) develop guidelines for state and local health agencies to improve birth and death record data for American Indians and Alaska Natives; (2) enter into cooperative agreements with tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, and tribal epidemiology centers to address certain inaccuracies related to records for American Indians and Alaska Natives; and (3) encourage states to enter into data sharing agreement with tribes and tribal epidemiology centers to improve the quality and accuracy of health data.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-30 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5010-5011) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7948. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5010-5012) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Floor | Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 446. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-29 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-546. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-09 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2020-09-09 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2020-08-07 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House floor actions |
| 2020-08-07 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |