Authors: United States Department of Justice

Publication Year: 2005

Last Updated: 2016-01-29

Journal: N/A

Keywords: Bush administration, IHCIA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, S.1057, NCAI, National Congress of American Indians, SCIA, Senate Committee of Indian Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, Pensions, HELP Committee, Hotline, White Paper, Department of Justice 

Abstract:

Portland, OR Tribal leaders criticized the Bush Administration for its last-minute objections to S. 1057, a bill to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) annual conference in Sacramento. The Senate bill was cleared for passage last month by the Senate Committees on Indian Affairs (SCIA) and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). Two weeks ago, the bill was hot-lined for passage with amendments from the Finance and HELP Committees. Hot-lining is a legislative procedure in which a bill is circulated to all Senate members with a 72 hour window to raise objections; if no Senator objects, the bill passes by unanimous consent.

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