Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act
Latest action · Mar 17, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than August 31, 2005, to complete development of a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits, as a permanent part of the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense managed health care program), for covered beneficiaries. Requires plan implementation by January 31, 2006.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2005 to May 24, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 8, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jun 8, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jun 8, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jun 8, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Nov 8, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Dec 7, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | May 24, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2005 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2005Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- Mar 17, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Mar 1, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-39 | THE ADMINISTRATION'S CLEAR SKIES INITIATIVE80 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 26, 2005 |
| S. Hrg. 109-876 | THE NEED FOR MULTI-EMISSIONS LEGISLATION250 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Jan 26, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits for certain new beneficiaries as part of the TRICARE program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries 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.
- Mar 1, 2005Introduced in House
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