Tribal communities would get new veterinary services to help prevent diseases that spread from animals to people.
This bill would let the Indian Health Service provide public health veterinary services to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations. These services would help prevent and control diseases like rabies that can spread between animals and humans. It would also require a study on how to deliver rabies vaccines to wild animals in Arctic regions to protect Tribal members.
Currently, the Indian Health Service does not have the specific power to offer public health veterinary services to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations. This bill would give them that power, allowing them to fund services like vaccinations, spaying/neuter, and disease prevention. It would also formally include the Indian Health Service in the national One Health framework for pandemic preparedness, which is not the case today.
S 620 · 119th Congress · February 18, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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