HR 2073 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

TRICARE Retirees Opportunity Act of 2001

Introduced Jun 6, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 18, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 6, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

The TRICARE Retirees Opportunity Act of 2001 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) waive the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty for military retirees who enroll by December 31, 2002; and (2) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a special enrollment period in the case of any such individual eligible to enroll, but who is not enrolled, under Medicare part B with such period to end on December 31, 2002.

Cosponsors 51

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2001 to Oct 15, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABob FilnerJun 14, 2001
R-NJChristopher H. SmithJun 14, 2001
D-MIDale E. KildeeJun 14, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 14, 2001
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanJun 14, 2001
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIJun 14, 2001
D-MSRonnie ShowsJun 14, 2001
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.Jun 14, 2001
D-AZEd PastorJun 21, 2001
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaJun 21, 2001
D-MEJohn Elias BaldacciJun 21, 2001
R-GAJohnny IsaksonJun 21, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyJun 21, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostJun 21, 2001
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyJun 21, 2001
D-VARick BoucherJun 21, 2001
R-NCWalter B. JonesJun 21, 2001
D-TNBob ClementJun 28, 2001
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezJun 28, 2001
D-ORDarlene HooleyJun 28, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranJun 28, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyJul 17, 2001
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJul 17, 2001
R-TXRon PaulJul 17, 2001
R-MORoy BluntJul 24, 2001
R-MDConstance A. MorellaJul 30, 2001
R-OHPaul E. GillmorJul 30, 2001
R-FLMark FoleyAug 2, 2001
D-MIBart StupakSep 5, 2001
R-OHDeborah PryceSep 5, 2001
R-VAEdward L. SchrockSep 5, 2001
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioSep 5, 2001
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoSep 5, 2001
D-CAMike ThompsonSep 12, 2001
R-TNEd BryantOct 9, 2001
D-WARick LarsenDec 19, 2001
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesJan 23, 2002
D-TNJohn S. TannerJan 23, 2002
D-PATim HoldenJan 29, 2002
D-MABarney FrankMar 6, 2002
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelMar 12, 2002
R-GAJohn LinderApr 15, 2002
D-HINeil AbercrombieApr 16, 2002
R-MOW. Todd AkinApr 18, 2002
R-GACharles W. NorwoodJun 17, 2002
R-NYJohn M. McHughJun 17, 2002
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiJun 25, 2002
D-OKBrad CarsonSep 12, 2002
D-CAZoe LofgrenSep 12, 2002
D-TXChet EdwardsSep 24, 2002
R-NMHeather WilsonOct 15, 2002

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 6, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 18, 2001
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jun 6, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 14, 2001

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 18, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 14, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jun 6, 2001Introduced in House
  4. Jun 6, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1031)
  5. Jun 6, 2001Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1031Benjamin L. Cardin D-MDJun 6, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive the part B late enrollment penalty for military retirees who enroll by December 31, 2002, and to provide a special part B enrollment period for such retirees.
Short Titles as Introduced
TRICARE Retirees Opportunity Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 6, 2001Introduced in House

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