HR 1092 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act

Introduced Mar 15, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Walter B. Jones R-NC

Latest action · Apr 6, 2011 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 15, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
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: (1) April 1, 2006, in 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) September 30, 2011, in 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) beginning on October 1, 2011, an increase in premiums under TRICARE (a DOD managed health care program) for certain members of the Selected Reserve and Retired Reserve.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2011 to Jul 25, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-OK	Dan Boren	Original	Mar 15, 2011
D-CA	Bob Filner		Mar 31, 2011
D-NC	Larry Kissell		Mar 31, 2011
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo		Mar 31, 2011
D-AR	Mike Ross		Mar 31, 2011
R-NM	Stevan Pearce		Mar 31, 2011
D-TX	Gene Green		Apr 15, 2011
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II		Apr 15, 2011
R-TX	Ron Paul		Apr 15, 2011
D-OH	Betty Sutton		May 23, 2011
R-FL	Bill Posey		May 23, 2011
D-ME	Chellie Pingree		May 23, 2011
D-MA	William R. Keating		May 23, 2011
D-KY	John A. Yarmuth		Jun 24, 2011
R-FL	John L. Mica		Jun 24, 2011
R-IL	Aaron Schock		Jul 29, 2011
D-IA	Bruce L. Braley		Jul 29, 2011
D-CT	Christopher Murphy		Sep 22, 2011
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Sep 22, 2011
D-NC	Mike McIntyre		Sep 22, 2011
D-NY	Louise McIntosh Slaughter		Oct 26, 2011
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter		Nov 16, 2011
D-CA	Michael M. Honda		Jan 24, 2012
D-TN	Steve Cohen		Jan 24, 2012
D-CA	Judy Chu		Mar 8, 2012
D-PA	Jason Altmire		Mar 28, 2012
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts		Apr 18, 2012
R-VA	E. Scott Rigell		May 10, 2012
D-KY	Ben Chandler		Jun 26, 2012
D-TX	Ruben Hinojosa		Jul 25, 2012
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici		Jul 25, 2012

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 15, 2011
	Military Personnel Subcommittee	Referred Apr 6, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 6, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 15, 2011Introduced in House
Mar 15, 2011Referred 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution (Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1843.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 112-80	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM473 pages	Armed Services Committee	Apr 13, 2011–May 11, 2011

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 certain 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.

Mar 15, 2011Introduced in House

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