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HR 2073 107th Congress House

TRICARE Retirees Opportunity Act of 2001

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive the part B late enrollment penalty for military retirees who enroll by December 31, 2002, and to provi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive the part B late enrollment penalty for military retirees who enroll by December 31, 2002, and to provide a special part B enrollment period for such retirees.

Introduced: June 21, 2001 See on congress.gov
Health Armed Forces and National SecurityFinance and Financial SectorInsurance premiumsInsurance rates
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Medical economicsMedicareMilitary medicineRebatesRetired military personnelRetiree health benefitsSocial WelfareVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 6, 2001
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Jun 6, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1031)
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 Latest action June 18, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
The TRICARE Retirees Opportunity Act of 2001 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) waive the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty for military retirees who enroll by December 31, 2002; and (2) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a special enrollment period in the case of any such individual eligible to enroll, but who is not enrolled, under Medicare part B with such period to end on December 31, 2002.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 2
CARSON, BRAD
· Sep 12, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 12, 2002
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 12, 2002
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Dec 19, 2001
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 12, 2001
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 5, 2001
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Sep 5, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 21, 2001
Isakson, Johnny
· Jun 21, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 14, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2073: TRICARE Retirees Opportunity Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2073/
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"H.R. 2073: TRICARE Retirees Opportunity Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2073/.
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