Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act
Latest action · Mar 6, 2013 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.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2013
- 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 (DOD), no later than August 31, 2013, to complete development of a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits, as a permanent part of the TRICARE program (a DOD managed health care program), for covered beneficiaries. Requires plan implementation by January 31, 2014.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2013 to Nov 12, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Feb 15, 2013 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 14, 2013 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Mar 14, 2013 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Steve Stockman | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| D-IL | William L. Enyart | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Feb 27, 2014 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Apr 28, 2014 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jul 22, 2014 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Nov 12, 2014 |
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 Feb 15, 2013 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Feb 15, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H597H.R. 741–802 | — | Feb 15, 2013 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H597.
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.
- Feb 15, 2013Introduced in House
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