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H.R. 741119th Congress
Official title: Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025
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HR 741 would rename and elevate the IHS Director to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health within HHS.
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This bill upgrades the top leadership position of the Indian Health Service from "Director" to "Assistant Secretary for Indian Health" within HHS, giving the role higher rank and direct reporting within HHS's chain of command. It also lets the new Assistant Secretary appoint a Deputy Assistant Secretary and other staff, updates pay to match other HHS Assistant Secretaries, and applies existing laws and references to the old title automatically to the new one.
IHS leadership and staff, tribal governments and communities relying on IHS services, and HHS's organizational structure are directly affected.
The change alters how much authority and visibility Indian health programs' leadership has within federal decision-making, without changing the agency's day-to-day functions.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.