S 448 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Veterans TRICARE Choice Act

Introduced Feb 11, 2015 Originated Senate Sponsor Jerry Moran R-KS

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 11, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans TRICARE Choice Act

Allows an individual who is eligible to participate in the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to: (1) elect to be ineligible to enroll in such program, (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.

Requires DOD to: (1) 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; and (2) report to Congress, annually, on elections by TRICARE-eligible individuals under this Act.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 11, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalFeb 11, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2015Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 11, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 868Veterans TRICARE Choice ActIdentical billNov 23, 2015
HR 5458Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016Related billNov 30, 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

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  1. Feb 11, 2015Introduced in Senate

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