Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016
Latest action · Nov 30, 2016 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedJun 13, 2016
- Passed HouseNov 29, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 14, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill allows, as of January 1, 2017, an individual who is eligible to be a covered beneficiary entitled to health care benefits under the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) and who is not serving on active duty in the uniformed services to: (1) elect to be ineligible to enroll in TRICARE, (2) make tax deductible contributions to a health savings account during the period such individual elects to be ineligible for TRICARE coverage, and (3) enroll in the TRICARE program at a later date during a special enrollment period.
DOD shall submit to the Internal Revenue Service information on each TRICARE-eligible individual who makes such election for purposes of determining such individual's eligibility for a health savings account.
DOD shall provide to each TRICARE-eligible individual who seeks to make such election information regarding: (1) health savings accounts, and (2) changing an election.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2016 to Jun 15, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Jun 14, 2016 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Jun 15, 2016 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Jun 15, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 13, 2016Markup Jun 15, 2016Reported Nov 14, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 15, 2016 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jun 13, 2016Discharged Nov 14, 2016 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jun 16, 2016Hearings Sep 8, 2016 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2016Received in the Senate.
- Nov 29, 2016Mr. Smith (NE) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 29, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6317-6319)
- Nov 29, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5458.
- Nov 29, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H6317)
- Nov 29, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 14, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-809, Part I.
- Nov 14, 2016Committee on Armed Services discharged.
- Nov 14, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 633.
- Sep 8, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 16, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jun 15, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 15, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 15, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 13, 2016Introduced in House
- Jun 13, 2016Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 | Debate and remarks H6317–H6319Text printed H6317 | Adrian Smith R-NE, Chris Stewart R-UT, Jim McDermott D-WA, Tulsi Gabbard D-HI | Nov 29, 2016 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 20, 2016H.R. 5458, Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 15, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 93, June 13, 2016, page H3754.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | VIEWS ON H.R. 4298, VIETNAM HELICOPTER CREW MEMORIAL ACT; AND H.R. 5458, VETERANS TRICARE CHOICE ACT55 pages | Armed Services Committee | Sep 8, 2016 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 448 | Veterans TRICARE Choice Act | Related bill | Feb 11, 2015 |
| HR 868 | Veterans TRICARE Choice Act | Related bill | Nov 23, 2015 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for coordination between the TRICARE program and eligibility for making contributions to a health savings account, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans TRICARE Choice Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2016Received in Senate
- Nov 29, 2016Engrossed in House
- Nov 14, 2016Reported in House
- Jun 13, 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.
