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HR 6635 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Military medicine

TRICARE Protection Act

Introduced: December 5, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 5, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TRICARE Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional defense committees setting forth Department of Defense (DOD) policy on the future availability of TRICARE Prime (a DOD managed health care program) for eligible beneficiaries in all TRICARE regions.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify beneficiaries whom the Secretary determines will not retain primary care provider access under newly awarded TRICARE contracts, and (2) implement a plan to ensure that such beneficiaries will retain access that meets TRICARE access standards.

What's happening now December 5, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4310 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
  • S 3254 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Dec 5, 2012
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 5, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6635: TRICARE Protection Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6635/
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"H.R. 6635: TRICARE Protection Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6635/.
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H.R. 6635, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6635/.
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