HR 2361 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

TRICARE Retirees Opportunity Act of 2003

Introduced Jun 5, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD

Latest action · Jun 11, 2003 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.

IntroducedJun 5, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

The TRICARE Retirees Opportunity Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) waive the part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees who enroll by December 31, 2004; and (2) provide a special part B enrollment period for such retirees.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2003 to Sep 16, 2003; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MA	Barney Frank	Original	Jun 5, 2003
D-TX	Chet Edwards	Original	Jun 5, 2003
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Jun 5, 2003
D-VA	James P. Moran	Original	Jun 5, 2003
R-WA	Jennifer Dunn	Original	Jun 5, 2003
R-FL	Mark Foley	Original	Jun 5, 2003
D-TX	Martin Frost	Original	Jun 5, 2003
D-TX	Max Sandlin	Original	Jun 5, 2003
D-NY	Michael R. McNulty	Original	Jun 5, 2003
R-OH	Paul E. Gillmor	Original	Jun 5, 2003
D-PA	Paul E. Kanjorski	Original	Jun 5, 2003
D-NJ	Robert E. Andrews	Original	Jun 5, 2003
R-TX	Ron Paul	Original	Jun 5, 2003
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito	Original	Jun 5, 2003
D-PA	Tim Holden	Original	Jun 5, 2003
R-VA	Virgil H. Goode Jr.	Original	Jun 5, 2003
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren	Original	Jun 5, 2003
D-AZ	Ed Pastor		Jun 10, 2003
D-MI	Bart Stupak		Jun 12, 2003
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II		Jun 12, 2003
R-NH	Jeb Bradley		Jun 16, 2003
R-KY	Ron Lewis		Jun 25, 2003
D-AS	Eni F. H. Faleomavaega		Jul 10, 2003
R-VA	Edward L. Schrock		Jul 25, 2003
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger		Sep 9, 2003
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio		Sep 16, 2003

Committees 2

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Jun 5, 2003
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Jun 11, 2003
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Jun 5, 2003
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Jun 11, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 11, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 5, 2003Introduced in House
Jun 5, 2003Referred 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.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1249	TRICARE Retirees Opportunity Act of 2003	Identical bill	Jun 12, 2003

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, 2004, and to provide a special part B enrollment period for such retirees.
Short Titles as Introduced: TRICARE Retirees Opportunity Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 5, 2003Introduced in House

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