HELP Veterans Act
Latest action · Jun 9, 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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Expansion Loss Prevention Veterans Act or the HELP Veterans Act
This bill extends transitional assistance management program (TAMP) health care and dental coverage from six months to one year for service members released from active duty.
An individual who is employed at any time during the final 180 days of such transition period and is eligible for an employer-sponsored health plan shall not be eligible for TAMP coverage.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2016 to Sep 6, 2016; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 23, 2016 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | May 23, 2016 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | May 27, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 6, 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 May 23, 2016 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- May 23, 2016Introduced in House
- May 23, 2016Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 81, May 23, 2016, page H2962.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend health care coverage under the Transitional Assistance Management Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- HELP Veterans Act
- Health Expansion Loss Prevention Veterans 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.
- May 23, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
