# 116-hr-6535: To deem an urban Indian organization and employees thereof to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury, and for other purposes.

116-hr-6535, To deem an urban Indian organization and employees thereof to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status Became Public Law No: 116-313. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6535
- Congress: 116
- Title: To deem an urban Indian organization and employees thereof to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury, and for other purposes.
- Status: Became Public Law No: 116-313.
- Introduced: 2020-04-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill extends federal torts claim coverage for certain personal injury claims (i.e., medical malpractice liability protection) to urban Indian organizations and their employees by deeming them as part of the Public Health Service. Currently, such coverage is provided to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Indian contractors, and their employees.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2438: Not Invisible Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6535 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6535)

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- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-2438: Not Invisible Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2438)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6535 (as of 2025-11-18).