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Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act

Introduced: November 6, 2003 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 24, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E210)

Nov 17, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Nov 14, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Nov 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Nov 6, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

Nov 6, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2258)

Nov 6, 2003

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management to provide Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage to the following eligible beneficiaries: (1) a member or former member entitled to military retired or retainer pay; (2) an unremarried former spouse who was married to a member for at least 20 years, during which such member performed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service; (3) a dependent of a deceased qualifying member or former member; (4) a dependent of a living member or former member; and (5) a family member.

Directs the Secretary to reimburse such eligible persons for pharmacy benefits received from a pharmacy that is not a TRICARE (Department of Defense managed health care plan) network pharmacy in the same manner as the Secretary would reimburse such person for such benefits received from a TRICARE network pharmacy. Requires such persons, in order to receive such reimbursement, to submit a certification from their physician stating that the person does not have access to a TRICARE network pharmacy due to physical or medical constraints.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive the monthly part B premium (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled) with respect to: (1) an individual who is entitled to military retired or retainer pay based upon service that began before December 7, 1956; and (2) the spouse, widow, or widower of such individuals.

What's happening now February 24, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E210)

Committees of jurisdiction 7

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives