Care Affordability for Military Families Act
Latest action · Feb 25, 2009 Read twice and referred to the 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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Care Affordability for Military Families Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a covered beneficiary under TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed care program) for travel expenses when such beneficiary is referred by a primary care physician to a specialty care provider located more than 50 (under current law, more than 100) miles from the primary care location.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2009 to Jan 20, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Original | Feb 25, 2009 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Apr 29, 2009 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | May 4, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jul 6, 2009 | |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Jan 20, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Feb 25, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum distance of travel necessary for reimbursement of covered beneficiaries of the military health care system for travel for specialty health care.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Care Affordability for Military Families 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.
- Feb 25, 2009Introduced in Senate
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