HR 4251 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act

Introduced Dec 15, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Mike Coffman R-CO

Latest action · Jan 19, 2016 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.

IntroducedDec 15, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act

This bill directs the military department concerned to provide a physical examination to each requesting member of a reserve component who will not otherwise receive one through that department.

The military department concerned shall: (1) provide such examination during the 90-day period before such member's scheduled date of separation, and (2) give the member a record of the examination.

A member shall not be entitled to transitional health care benefits through his or her department solely by reason of being given such examination.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 15, 2015 to May 3, 2016; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-IA	David Loebsack	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-CT	Elizabeth H. Esty	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-FL	Jeff Miller	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-CA	Jim Costa	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-CA	Julia Brownley	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-NY	Kathleen M. Rice	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-NY	Lee M. Zeldin	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-WI	Mark Pocan	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-NC	Mark Walker	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-PA	Matt Cartwright	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-UT	Mia B. Love	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-CA	Michael M. Honda	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-IL	Mike Bost	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-CA	Raul Ruiz	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-FL	Richard B. Nugent	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-OH	Robert E. Latta	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-PA	Ryan A. Costello	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-MT	Ryan K. Zinke	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-NY	Sean Patrick Maloney	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-NY	Steve Israel	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-IA	Steve King	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-OH	Tim Ryan	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-OK	Tom Cole	Original	Dec 15, 2015
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	Dec 15, 2015
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo		Dec 17, 2015
D-NV	Dina Titus		Dec 18, 2015
D-CA	Mark Takano		Dec 18, 2015
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster		Jan 12, 2016
R-MI	Dan Benishek		Jan 12, 2016
R-LA	Ralph Lee Abraham		Feb 2, 2016
R-KS	Tim Huelskamp		Feb 2, 2016
D-MN	Timothy J. Walz		Feb 2, 2016
D-HI	Mark Takai		Apr 20, 2016
D-TX	Beto O'Rourke		May 3, 2016

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 Dec 15, 2015
	Military Personnel Subcommittee	Referred Jan 19, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Dec 15, 2015Introduced in House
Dec 15, 2015Referred 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: Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 14 (relating to the power of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces), clause 16 (relating to the power of Congress to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia), and clause 18 (relating to the power of Congress to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 182, December 15, 2015, page H9328.

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 ensure that the Secretary of Defense affords each member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces with the opportunity for a physical examination before the member separates from the Armed Forces.
Short Titles as Introduced: Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health 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.

Dec 15, 2015Introduced in House

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