Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 4562
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 10, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Sep 10, 2020
Latest Action
Sep 10, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4562
Congress
116
Policy Area
Native Americans
Native Americans
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting Native Americans, including Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, in a variety of domestic policy settings. This includes claims, intergovernmental relations, and Indian lands and resources.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Minnesota
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Montana
Democrat
New Mexico
Republican
North Dakota
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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 (1) establish a strategy for providing data access to Indian tribes and tribal epidemiology centers; and (2) make available all requested data related to health care and public health surveillance programs and activities to the Indian Health Service, tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal epidemiology centers.

Next, the CDC must make grants to and enter into contracts with tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal epidemiology centers for data collection and related activities.

Among other things, the CDC must (1) develop guidance 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 analyze and address certain inaccuracies related to records for American Indians and Alaska Natives; (3) adopt uniform standards for the collection of health data on race and ethnicity; and (4) encourage states to enter into data sharing agreements with tribes and tribal epidemiology centers to improve the quality and accuracy of health data.

Text (1)
September 10, 2020
Actions (2)
09/10/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
09/10/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:47 PM