HR 58 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act

Introduced Jan 7, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Chet Edwards D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

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. IntroducedJan 7, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act - Includes as an employee, for purposes of Federal provisions authorizing enrollment under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: (1) a member of the armed forces who began service before June 7, 1956, and retired after a minimum of 20 years of such service or by reason of a service-connected disability; and (2) the surviving widow or widower of such member.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management to provide FEHB coverage to the following eligible beneficiaries: (1) a member or former member entitled to military retired or retainer pay; (2) an unremarried former spouse who was married to a member for at least 20 years, during which such member performed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service; (3) a dependent of a deceased qualifying member or former member; (4) a dependent of a living member or former member; and (5) a family member.

Cosponsors 212

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2003 to Jul 19, 2004.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerFeb 13, 2003
D-MABarney FrankFeb 13, 2003
D-CABob FilnerFeb 13, 2003
D-CACalvin M. DooleyFeb 13, 2003
R-MICandice S. MillerFeb 13, 2003
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringFeb 13, 2003
R-GACharles W. NorwoodFeb 13, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownFeb 13, 2003
D-CADennis A. CardozaFeb 13, 2003
R-KYEd WhitfieldFeb 13, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsFeb 13, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanFeb 13, 2003
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoFeb 13, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernFeb 13, 2003
D-WAJay InsleeFeb 13, 2003
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Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
  2. Feb 3, 2003Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
  3. Feb 3, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
  4. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
  5. Jan 7, 2003Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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