0:28
Speaker C
47:38 - 48:06
"This committee should give members the opportunity to ask IHS questions about the current barriers to eliminating rabies. We should get to ask what would be needed to successfully implement the new authority in H.R. 8473."
“This committee should give members the opportunity to ask IHS questions about the current barriers to eliminating rabies. We should get to ask what would be needed to successfully implement the new authority in H.R. 8473.”
- Speaker
- Speaker C
- Timestamp
- 47:38 – 48:06
- Source
- House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs (Begich): Legislative Hearing
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
In written testimony, IHS described its work to deal with the zoonotic diseases. This committee should give members the opportunity to ask IHS questions about the current barriers to eliminating rabies. We should get to ask what would be needed to successfully implement the new authority in H.R. 8473. Written testimony from the administration is not a substitute for showing up in person.
Related Coverage
House panel hears bill to move tribal regulatory authority to Interior
A House subcommittee took testimony June 9 on legislation that would transfer a dormant 2000 tribal regulatory reform mandate from Commerce to Interior, 25 years after the authority was supposed to convene.
by Alaska News1d ago2 min readAIWashington, District of Columbia
House panel advances Alaska veterinary services bill for rural tribes
A House subcommittee heard testimony Tuesday on legislation authorizing Indian Health Service to fund veterinary care in rural Alaska communities facing endemic rabies and high dog-bite rates, addressing a public health gap that has left villages without basic animal disease prevention.
by Alaska News1d ago3 min readAIWashington, District of Columbia
