$66,993,000 now for Indian health services, on top of money already available
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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$66,993,000 now for Indian health services, on top of money already available
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human Services, Indian Health ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“with respect to the Indian Health Service, $66,993,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise provided herein, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2025”
The current year part of the Indian health services account. The figure is small because most of the year's money was appropriated in an earlier act and became available on October 1, 2025. A further $264,702,000 is provided for the Electronic Health Record System and the Indian Healthcare Improvement Fund.
What the document actually says
“with respect to the Indian Health Service, $66,993,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, except as otherwise provided herein, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2025”
That sentence, in plain words
This adds $66,993,000 for Indian health care. It sits on top of money already given for this year. That earlier money became usable on October 1, 2025.
What this is about
Congress funds this service a year ahead. So the new sum here looks small. The next entry covers the money for the following year.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-74, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 6 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ74/html/PLAW-119publ74.htm
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“$66,993,000 now for Indian health services, on top of money already available,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/proposal/sec05-indian-health-services/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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