March 9, 2022

Omnibus Released with VAWA and Increased Resources for Urban Indian Health

The bill includes $73.4 million for urban Indian health and $6.6 billion for IHS.
Source: National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH)
On March 9, 2022, the House Appropriations Committee released a draft of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 (also known as the “Omnibus”) consisting of $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending and $15.6 billion to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill comes after Congress passed three Continuing Resolutions maintai...