S 156 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

TRICARE Retiree Protection Act

Introduced Feb 2, 2021 Originated Senate Sponsor Steve Daines R-MT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 2, 2021 Read twice and referred to the 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2021
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

TRICARE Retiree Protection Act

This bill authorizes a covered beneficiary who is enrolled in TRICARE Select to reenroll in TRICARE Select at any time during 2021. Covered beneficiaries are those in the retired category who enrolled in TRICARE Select as of December 31, 2020, but did not establish a monthly enrollment fee payment during the 2020 TRICARE Open Season.

A covered beneficiary who reenrolls in TRICARE Select must, at the time of enrollment, pay a portion of the annual enrollment fee and establish a monthly enrollment fee payment for the remaining months of 2021.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 2, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
I-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalFeb 2, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 2, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 2, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3102TRICARE Retiree Protection ActRelated billMay 11, 2021

Subjects

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

Text 1

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  1. Feb 2, 2021Introduced in Senate

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