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S 3201 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child health Department of Defense Health care costs and insurance Military medicine Military personnel and dependents

TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act

Introduced: April 14, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Apr 14, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 14, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2297-2298)
Apr 14, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act - Deems the following individuals as dependents, for purposes of dependent coverage under TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program): (1) a child who has not yet attained age 26 and is not eligible to enroll in any employer-sponsored plan; or (2) a person who is in the legal custody of the covered member, has not attained age 26, is not eligible to enroll in any employer-sponsored plan, resides with the member, is not otherwise a dependent under TRICARE, and is not the child of another covered beneficiary. Requires a premium payment for such coverage.

What's happening now April 14, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4923 Related bill TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 15, 2010
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 5, 2010
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 26, 2010
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Apr 14, 2010
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 14, 2010
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 14, 2010
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 14, 2010
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 14, 2010
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Apr 14, 2010
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 14, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3201: TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3201/
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"S. 3201: TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3201/.
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S. 3201, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3201/.
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