A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for members of uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 17, 2011 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 17, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs each Secretary of the military department concerned to: (1) establish procedures to implement flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) for military health care and dependent care for active-duty military personnel on a pre-tax basis; and (2) consider life events of members of the Armed Forces that are unique to them, including changes relating to permanent changes of duty station and deployments to overseas contingency operations.
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit to Congress recommendations on the advisability of authorizing FSAs for members of the reserves.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2011 to Jul 23, 2012; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 3, 2011 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Mar 7, 2011 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Mar 28, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Mar 28, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jul 11, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Jul 12, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jul 28, 2011 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jul 28, 2011 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Aug 2, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Sep 8, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Sep 8, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 13, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jun 14, 2012 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Jun 28, 2012 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jul 9, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Jul 23, 2012 |
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 17, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Feb 17, 2011Read twice and referred to the 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 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012160 pages | Appropriations Committee | Jun 22, 2011 |
| 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 |
| S. Hrg. 112-187 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012736 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 1, 2011–Jun 22, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 791 | To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Mar 3, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for members of uniformed services, and for other purposes.
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 17, 2011Introduced in Senate
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