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IHS Provider Expansion Act

USA119th CongressHR-3670| House 
| Updated: 6/11/2025
Melanie A. Stansbury

Melanie A. Stansbury

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic)

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation establishes an Office of Graduate Medical Education Programs within the Indian Health Service (IHS) to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The Office's primary purpose is to create a pipeline for future healthcare professionals, paraprofessionals, and other health-related personnel to participate in residency and fellowship programs, thereby enhancing the healthcare workforce. Key duties include overseeing current residency programs, facilitating the establishment of new ones to support recruitment and retention at IHS facilities, and serving as a central hub for these programs. It will also coordinate with academic institutions and manage medical student rotational and education track programs. An interagency working group , involving several federal agencies, will assist in the Office's implementation and long-term sustainability, submitting quarterly reports to Congress for ten years. To fund these initiatives, the bill authorizes an appropriation of not less than $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent fiscal year.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-10078
IHS Provider Expansion Act
Jun 2, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 2, 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.
Jun 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Jun 4, 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2428)
Jun 11, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-10078
    IHS Provider Expansion Act


  • June 2, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 2, 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.


  • June 4, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.


  • June 4, 2025
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2428)


  • June 11, 2025
    Subcommittee Hearings Held

Native Americans

Congressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureHealth personnelIndian social and development programsMedical education

IHS Provider Expansion Act

USA119th CongressHR-3670| House 
| Updated: 6/11/2025
This legislation establishes an Office of Graduate Medical Education Programs within the Indian Health Service (IHS) to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The Office's primary purpose is to create a pipeline for future healthcare professionals, paraprofessionals, and other health-related personnel to participate in residency and fellowship programs, thereby enhancing the healthcare workforce. Key duties include overseeing current residency programs, facilitating the establishment of new ones to support recruitment and retention at IHS facilities, and serving as a central hub for these programs. It will also coordinate with academic institutions and manage medical student rotational and education track programs. An interagency working group , involving several federal agencies, will assist in the Office's implementation and long-term sustainability, submitting quarterly reports to Congress for ten years. To fund these initiatives, the bill authorizes an appropriation of not less than $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent fiscal year.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-10078
IHS Provider Expansion Act
Jun 2, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 2, 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.
Jun 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Jun 4, 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2428)
Jun 11, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-10078
    IHS Provider Expansion Act


  • June 2, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 2, 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.


  • June 4, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.


  • June 4, 2025
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2428)


  • June 11, 2025
    Subcommittee Hearings Held
Melanie A. Stansbury

Melanie A. Stansbury

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic)

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Natural Resources Committee

Native Americans

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureHealth personnelIndian social and development programsMedical education