# 116-hr-6261: To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.

116-hr-6261, To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6261
- Congress: 116
- Title: To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Introduced: 2020-03-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to cover, during the public health emergency and without cost-sharing, COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing and related visits for Native Americans, including Alaska Natives, who receive health services through the Indian Health Service (IHS), regardless of whether the COVID-19 services are covered under IHS.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6261 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6261)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6261 (as of 2025-11-18).