HR 4949 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Military Retirees' Health Care Protection Act

Introduced Mar 14, 2006 Originated House Sponsor Chet Edwards D-TX

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Latest action · Mar 14, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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. IntroducedMar 14, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Military Retirees' Health Care Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the nation have a committed health benefits obligation to retired military personnel that exceeds the obligation of corporate employers to civilian employees; and (2) DOD has many additional options to constrain the growth of health care spending in ways that do not disadvantage beneficiaries, and should pursue such options rather than seeking large fee increases for beneficiaries.

Prohibits an increase after December 31, 2005, in: (1) a premium, deductible, copayment, or other charge prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for medical and dental health care coverage for military personnel; and (2) the dollar amount of a cost-sharing requirement under the DOD pharmacy benefits program.

Prohibits: (1) charges for DOD inpatient care from exceeding $535 per day; and (2) after December 31, 2005, an increase in premiums under TRICARE (a DOD managed health care program) for certain members of the Selected Reserve.

Cosponsors 164

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2006 to Nov 9, 2006; 47 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-TNBart GordonOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-KYBen ChandlerOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalMar 14, 2006
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 14, 2006
R-ALJo BonnerOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-GAJohn BarrowOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-CALois CappsOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMar 14, 2006
R-FLMichael BilirakisOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMar 14, 2006
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-VARick BoucherOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-WARick LarsenOriginalMar 14, 2006
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 14, 2006
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-CASam FarrOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMar 14, 2006
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalMar 14, 2006
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalMar 14, 2006
R-VAThelma D. DrakeOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalMar 14, 2006
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalMar 14, 2006
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMar 14, 2006
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalMar 14, 2006
I-VTBernard SandersMar 15, 2006
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezMar 15, 2006
D-NYCharles B. RangelMar 15, 2006
D-OKDan BorenMar 15, 2006
D-CADennis A. CardozaMar 15, 2006
D-CAEllen O. TauscherMar 15, 2006
R-NMHeather WilsonMar 15, 2006
R-VAJo Ann DavisMar 15, 2006
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezMar 15, 2006
D-ARMike RossMar 15, 2006
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIMar 15, 2006
R-PAPhil EnglishMar 15, 2006
D-OHSherrod BrownMar 15, 2006
D-TXSilvestre ReyesMar 15, 2006
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizMar 15, 2006
R-ALSpencer BachusMar 15, 2006
D-PATim HoldenMar 15, 2006
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinMar 16, 2006
D-MABill DelahuntMar 16, 2006
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMar 16, 2006
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickMar 16, 2006
D-NCDavid E. PriceMar 16, 2006
D-AZEd PastorMar 16, 2006
D-CAGeorge MillerMar 16, 2006
R-TXHenry BonillaMar 16, 2006
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesMar 16, 2006
R-FLJeff MillerMar 16, 2006
D-NYNita M. LoweyMar 16, 2006
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyMar 16, 2006
D-WITammy BaldwinMar 16, 2006
R-NHCharles F. BassMar 28, 2006
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringMar 28, 2006
D-LACharlie MelanconMar 28, 2006
D-MNCollin C. PetersonMar 28, 2006
D-MIDale E. KildeeMar 28, 2006
D-KSDennis MooreMar 28, 2006
R-NHJeb BradleyMar 28, 2006
D-ILJerry F. CostelloMar 28, 2006
R-MOJo Ann EmersonMar 28, 2006
R-COJoel HefleyMar 28, 2006
D-TNJohn S. TannerMar 28, 2006
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickMar 28, 2006
R-ALMike RogersMar 28, 2006
R-UTRob BishopMar 28, 2006
D-FLRobert WexlerMar 28, 2006
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 28, 2006
D-OHTed StricklandMar 28, 2006
R-PATim MurphyMar 28, 2006
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnMar 29, 2006
D-ALArtur DavisMar 29, 2006
D-NCBrad MillerMar 29, 2006
R-UTChris CannonMar 29, 2006
R-WADavid G. ReichertMar 29, 2006
D-HIEd CaseMar 29, 2006
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Mar 29, 2006
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteMar 29, 2006
D-MNJames L. OberstarMar 29, 2006
D-INJulia CarsonMar 29, 2006
D-TNLincoln DavisMar 29, 2006
D-MEMichael H. MichaudMar 29, 2006
D-MARichard E. NealMar 29, 2006
R-AZRick RenziMar 29, 2006
R-KYRon LewisMar 29, 2006
D-TXRuben HinojosaMar 29, 2006
D-MISander M. LevinMar 29, 2006
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzMar 30, 2006
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterMar 30, 2006
R-PADon SherwoodMar 30, 2006
D-TXLloyd DoggettMar 30, 2006
D-NCMike McIntyreMar 30, 2006
D-CANancy PelosiMar 30, 2006
D-MNBetty McCollumApr 4, 2006
D-RIJames R. LangevinApr 4, 2006
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyApr 4, 2006
D-WAJim McDermottApr 4, 2006
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.Apr 4, 2006
D-NYJose E. SerranoApr 4, 2006
D-OHMarcy KapturApr 4, 2006
D-COMark UdallApr 4, 2006
D-PAMichael F. DoyleApr 4, 2006
D-NYMichael R. McNultyApr 4, 2006
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyApr 4, 2006
D-ILRahm EmanuelApr 4, 2006
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroApr 4, 2006
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoApr 4, 2006
D-NMTom UdallApr 4, 2006
D-WAJay InsleeApr 5, 2006
R-NJJim SaxtonApr 5, 2006
R-INMichael E. SodrelApr 5, 2006
D-MORuss CarnahanApr 5, 2006
R-NJScott GarrettApr 5, 2006
D-CAAdam B. SchiffApr 25, 2006
D-CABrad ShermanApr 25, 2006
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.Apr 25, 2006
D-VAJames P. MoranApr 25, 2006
D-MAMartin T. MeehanApr 25, 2006
R-TXMichael C. BurgessApr 25, 2006
R-ILRay LaHoodApr 25, 2006
R-TXRon PaulApr 25, 2006
D-CATom LantosApr 25, 2006
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 25, 2006
D-ORDarlene HooleyMay 3, 2006
D-MAJohn W. OlverMay 3, 2006
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteMay 3, 2006
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungMay 4, 2006
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayMay 4, 2006
R-NJMike FergusonMay 10, 2006
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.May 23, 2006
D-CALynn C. WoolseyJun 6, 2006
R-LARodney AlexanderJun 6, 2006
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJun 6, 2006
R-VABob GoodlatteJul 12, 2006
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJul 27, 2006
D-NJRush HoltSep 6, 2006
D-TXHenry CuellarSep 20, 2006
R-NYJohn E. SweeneySep 27, 2006
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Nov 9, 2006

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Mar 14, 2006

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 14, 2006Introduced in House
  2. Mar 14, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit increases in fees for military health care.
Short Titles as Introduced
Military Retirees' Health Care Protection Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 14, 2006Introduced in House

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