Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act
Latest action · Feb 8, 2018 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 7, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act
This bill directs the Department of Defense to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits through the TRICARE program to uniformed service members who are not on active duty, uniformed service retirees, and their dependents. (Active duty members of the uniformed services are currently eligible for chiropractic services and benefits through the Chiropractic Health Care Program.)
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2018 to Sep 4, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Feb 7, 2018 |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Mar 7, 2018 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Mar 7, 2018 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | May 22, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | May 22, 2018 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Sep 4, 2018 |
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 7, 2018 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Feb 8, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Feb 7, 2018Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2018Referred 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. 164, no. 24, February 7, 2018, page H975.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 802 | Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act | Reintroduction of | Nov 23, 2015 |
| S 3620 | Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act | Related bill | Nov 14, 2018 |
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 7, 2018Introduced 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.
