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S 3148 111th Congress Senate Taxation Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Military personnel and dependents Sales and excise taxes

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of Department of Defense health coverage as minimal essential coverage.

Introduced: March 22, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 22, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1814)
Mar 22, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that health care coverage provided by the TRICARE program and the Nonappropriated Fund Health Benefits Program of the Department of Defense (DOD) shall constitute minimal essential health care coverage as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

What's happening now March 22, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4887 Identical bill TRICARE Affirmation Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 13 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 24, 2010
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 24, 2010
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 24, 2010
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 24, 2010
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 24, 2010
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 24, 2010
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 24, 2010
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 24, 2010
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 24, 2010
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 24, 2010
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 23, 2010
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 23, 2010
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 23, 2010
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 23, 2010
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 23, 2010
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Mar 23, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3148: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of Department of Defense health coverage as minimal essential coverage.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3148/
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"S. 3148: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of Department of Defense health coverage as minimal essential coverage.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3148/.
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S. 3148, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3148/.
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