Resolutions

NIHB Resolutions

• 2025
  • 25-01 NIHB Resolution – Support for the Permanent Expansion of Telehealth
  • 25-02 NIHB Resolution – Reaffirming the Federal Trust Responsibility and the Nation-to-Nation Relationship
  • 25-03 NIHB Resolution – Standing in Support of our Two Spirit Relatives
  • 25-04 NIHB Resolution – Support for an Indian Health Programs Exemption from Staffing Reduction

• 2024
  • 24-01 NIHB Resolution – Support for a Public Health Emergency to Address the Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis Epidemic in Indian Country
  • 24-02 NIHB Resolution – Support For Executive Order on Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Selfdetermination (E.O. 14112)

•  2023
  • 23-01 NIHB Resolution – Support For a Comprehensive Federal Program to Coordinate Tribal Climate Mitigation and Relocation Efforts
  • 23-02 NIHB Resolution – Support for Tax Exempt Status for Indian health Service’s Scholarship and Loan Repayment Program (LRP) and For IHS to Allow Other Health Professionals to Access the LRP
  • 23-03 NIHB Resolution – Calling on Direct Access to Federal Block Grant Funding For Tribal Nations
  • 23-04 NIHB Resolution – Support For Indigenous Determinants of Health and a National Plan for Tribal Health
  • 23-05 NIHB Resolution – Support For Standard Coverage of Oral Health Care Services under Medicaid
  • 23-06 NIHB Resolution – Support For Updating the National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda
  • 23-07 NIHB Resolution – Supporting Federal Legislation Requiring Removal of Debts or Collection Activity on Indian Patients’ Credit Reports for Bills Not Paid by the Indian Health Service
  • 23-08 NIHB Resolution – Support For Fair and Proportional Facilities Support Account Resources for Tribal Health Programs

•  2022
  • 22-01 NIHB Resolution – Boarding School Healing Resolution
  • 22-02 NIHB Resolution – Support For the Appointment of a Director of the Indian Health Service
  • 22-03 NIHB Resolution – Reiterating the Importance of Tribal Engagement and Tribal Leadership in the Development of HHS Tribal Consultation Policies
  • 22-04 NIHB Resolution – Support For the Codification of All HHS Federal/Tribal Advisory Committees
  • 22-05 NIHB Resolution – Increasing Funding for the Indians Into Medicine (INMED) Program
  • 22-06 NIHB Resolution – Resolution on Contracting With Event Venues That Allow For Commercial Tobacco Smoking in Common Areas
  • 22-07 NIHB Resolution – Support For Legislation Expanding Tribal Self-Governance in the Department of Health and Human Services
  • 22-08 NIHB Resolution – Support For Partnership in a National Fentanyl and Opioid Summit in Indian Country
  • 22-09 NIHB Resolution – Calling For a Marshall Plan For Tribal Nations
  • 22-10 NIHB Resolution – Support for Implementation of a Department-wide Ten Percent Set Aside within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Advance Tribal Health Equity

•  2021
  • 21-01 NIHB Resolution – Promoting and Prioritizing AI/ANs in the DC Metropolitan Area for the COVID-19 Vaccine
  • 21-02 NIHB Resolution – A Resolution concerning 105(l) lease agreements
  • 21-03 NIHB Resolution – Support for a Special Behavioral Health Program for Tribes
  • 21-04 NIHB Resolution – Support for a Permanent Reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians to Include Annual Funding Increases tied to Medical Inflation; and, Support for an Amendment to the Public Health Service Act to Permit Tribes and Tribal Organizations to Receive Special Diabetes Program for Indians Funds through SelfDetermination and Self-Governance Contracts and Compacts
  • 21-05 NIHB Resolution – Tribal Health Data Access Improvement
  • 21-06 NIHB Resolution – Receipt and Use of Opioid Abatement Distributions Resulting from the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Proceedings
  • 21-07 NIHB Resolution – Using the University Land Grant System to Address Indian Health Service Physician Vacancies
  • 21-08 NIHB Resolution – Requesting the Immediate Recission of Any and All OMB Forms Requiring Tribes to Comply With Title VI of the Civil Rights Act As a Condition of Receiving American Rescue Plan Funds

•  2020
  • 20-01 NIHB Resolution – Support for a Permanent Reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians to Include Annual Funding Increases tied to Medical Inflation; and, Support for an Amendment to the Public Health Service Act to Permit Tribes and Tribal Organizations to Receive Special Diabetes Program for Indians Funds through SelfDetermination and Self-Governance Contracts and Compacts
  • 20-02 NIHB Resolution – Strongly Opposing Any Proposal or Policy to Waive or Erode Indian Preference Laws
  • 20-03 NIHB Resolution – Federal Support for Tribal HIV Programming
  • 20-04 NIHB Resolution – Resolution to Call upon the National Institutes of Health to Consult with Tribal Nations and Establish Policies and Guidance for Tribal Oversight of Data on Tribal Citizens Enrolled in the All of Us Research Program
  • 20-05 NIHB Resolution – Support Direct Funding from CDC to Tribes and Tribal Organizations for Public Health Work in Indian Country
  • 20-06 NIHB Resolution – Support for Addressing Housing and Homelessness in Indian Country as a Public Health Priority
  • 20-07 NIHB Resolution – Amend Retirement Plan

•  2019
  • 19-01 NIHB Resolution – Support for Coverage of Oral Health Care Services under Medicare
  • 19-02 NIHB Resolution – Support for Direct Funding to Tribes and the Indian Health Service for Hepatitis C Prevention, Screening, and Treatment
  • 19-03 NIHB Resolution – Resolution on Electronic Smoking Devices and Tobacco Industry Sponsorships
  • 19-04 NIHB Resolution – Resolution on the CDC Tribal Public Health Agenda
  • 19-05 NIHB Resolution – Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Expansion Must not affect Support for the Community Health Representatives (CHR) Program
  • 19-06 NIHB Resolution – Resolution Calling on Congress to Establish an Indefinite Discretionary Appropriation for the Indian Health Service to Fund Section 105(l) Lease Obligations under the Indian SelfDetermination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA)
  • 19-07 NIHB Resolution – Resolution to Support the Elevation of the Director of the Indian Health Service to Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

•  2018
  • 18-01 NIHB Resolution – Creation of a Saving Account
  • 18-02 NIHB Resolution – Creating the Title of Chief Executive Officer
  • 18-03 NIHB Resolution – Support for Promoting the Government-to-Government Relationship Between the United States and Tribes and Protecting Tribal Sovereignty
  • 18-04 NIHB Resolution – Support for the Establishment of Standing Behavioral Health Work Group (BHWG) to Support SAMHSA Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC)
  • 18-05 NIHB Resolution – Support for Promoting and Expanding Maternal Oral Health Care for Pregnant American Indians and Alaska Natives
  • 18-06 NIHB Resolution – Increasing Primary Care Providers in Tribal Communities: A Request to Fund and Expand Teaching Health Centers in Indian Country
  • 18-07 NIHB Resolution – Opposition to the Proposal For Moving the Special Diabetes Program For Indians From Mandatory to Discretionary Funding As Outlined in the FY2019 President’s Budget Request
  • 18-08 NIHB Resolution – Building Relationships to Explore and Understand Commonalities in Health Disparities, Health Outcomes, Determinants of Health, and Health Systems Amongst Indigenous Populations of Other Countries
  • 18-09 NIHB Resolution – A REQUEST FOR TRIBAL CONSULTATION TO DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE $50 MILLION TRIBAL SET-ASIDE FOR OPIOID PREVENTION AND TREATMENT INITIATIVES UNDER THE FY2018 STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANT PROGRAM
  • 18-10 NIHB Resolution – Support for the Community Health Representatives and Health Education Programs
  • 18-11 NIHB Resolution – SUPPORT FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL RESOURCES TO FEDERAL/TRIBAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND WORKGROUPS
  • 18-13 NIHB Resolution – CREATING A STANDING AWARDS SELECTION COMMITTEE
  • 18-14 NIHB Resolution – TO RECOGNIZE THE GREAT LAKES AREA HEALTH BOARD AS A MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
  • 18-15 NIHB Resolution – Support for National Behavioral Health Technical Assistance and Supportive Services
  • 18-16 NIHB Resolution – Request for an improvement in the Tribal Budget Consultation Process
  • 18-17 NIHB Resolution – Call to Congress to Enact Legislation Ensuring Medicaid Advances the Federal Trust Responsibility to American Indians/Alaska Natives
  • 18-18 NIHB Resolution – Support for the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board Self-Governance Eligibility
  • 18-19 NIHB Resolution – SUPPORT FOR EXEMPTING IHS ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES FROM MEDICAID WORK AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
  • 18-20 NIHB Resolution – OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSAL FOR REDUCING THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONED CORPS
  • 18-21 NIHB Resolution – Support for Indian Child Welfare Act
  • 18-22 NIHB Resolution – Request for an Improvement in the Reporting of American Indian and Alaska Native Data Currently Collected by the American Community Survey (ACS) of the US Census

•  2017
  • 17-01 NIHB Resolution – DECLARATION FOR SUPPORT OF EMPLOYEE CREDIT CARD ISSUANCE
  • 17-02 NIHB Resolution – CALLING FOR THE EXEMPTION OF THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM IMPOSING A FEDERAL HIRING FREEZE
  • 17-03 NIHB Resolution – CALLING FOR THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT AND OTHER PROVISIONS SERVING AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES IN THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
  • 17-04 NIHB Resolution – SUPPORTING THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT IN INDIAN COUNTRY
  • 17-05 NIHB Resolution – ALL REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE NIHB BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON D.C.
  • 17-06 NIHB Resolution – IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS TO EXTEND 100% FMAP TO URBAN INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAMS
  • 17-07 NIHB Resolution – A RESOLUTION TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY INITIATIVES IN INDIAN COUNTRY
  • 17-08 NIHB Resolution – HEALING THROUGH CULTURE: A REQUEST TO FUND SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE YOUTH THAT PROMOTE HIGH SELF-ESTEEM AND RESILIENCE THROUGH CULTURAL ENRICHMENT
  • 17-09 NIHB Resolution – OPPOSING THE PRESIDENT’S FY 2018 BUDGET REQUEST

• 2016
  • 16-01 NIHB Resolution – Establishment of a Task Force to investigate the Quality of Care at the Indian Health Service and to Make Recommendations for reform at the IHS
  • 16-02 NIHB Resolution – Supporting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe & Opposition to Dakota Access Pipeline
  • 16-03 NIHB Resolution – Supporting the Indian Health Service and Department of Veterans Affairs Memorandum of Understanding and Objection to the Consolidation of the Indian Health Service and Tribal Reimbursement Program into one standard Program
  • 16-04 NIHB Resolution – A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF MAINTAINING THE FISCAL YEAR 2016 FUNDING LEVEL OF $210 MILLION FOR CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL OFFICE ON SMOKING AND HEALTH
  • 16-05 NIHB Resolution – A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FUNDING STREAM FOR TRIBAL MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
  • 16-06 NIHB Resolution – A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 592/S. 314 THE PHARMACY AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS ENHANCEMENT ACT
  • 16-07 NIHB Resolution – A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 2759 MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2015
  • 16-08 NIHB Resolution – PURPOSE: A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF S.1830 SENIORS MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2015

•  2015
  •  15-01 NIHB Resolution – Declaration for Support of a Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda
  • 15-02 NIHB Resolution – Support for the Winnebago Tribe and the Omaha Tribe as they advocate for safe, reliable, healthcare at the Winnebago IHS Service Unit
  • 15-03 NIHB Resolution – Support for Tribes in the Great Plains Region as they advocate for safe, reliable, healthcare at the IHS-operated facilities

•  2014
  • 14-01 NIHB Resolution – Support for the Proposal to Enact Permanent Mandatory Appropriations For Contract Support Costs Under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
  • 14-02 NIHB Resolution – Support for Comprehensive Vision Care for Indian Children and Youth
  • 14-03 NIHB Resolution – Support for Advanced Appropriations for the Indian Health Service
  • 14-04 NIHB Resolution – Support for Medicare Like Rate for Purchased/ Referred Care payments at the Indian Health Service
  • 14-05 NIHB Resolution – Declaration for a State of Crisis in Indian Country Due to Budget Shortfalls
  • 14-06 NIHB Resolution – Declaration for a State of Crisis to Contract Support Costs