Protecting Our Servicemembers’ Care Act of 2020
Latest action · Jun 1, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 1, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Our Servicemembers' Care Act of 2020
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to report on any lapses in a reservist's TRICARE coverage that occurred during the previous eight years and were caused by a change in duty status.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 1, 2020 to Jun 4, 2020; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jun 4, 2020 |
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 Jun 1, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 1, 2020Referred 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. 166, no. 101, June 1, 2020, page H2364.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6395 | William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Related bill | Jan 2, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on lapses in coverage under the TRICARE program for certain members of the National Guard and reserve components.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Our Servicemembers’ Care Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2020Introduced 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.
