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HR 1705 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Allied health services Health care coverage and access Military medicine

Rehabilitative Therapy Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act

Introduced: April 24, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 6, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 24, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 24, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rehabilitative Therapy Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act - Allows rehabilitative authority provided for beneficiaries under the Department of Defense (DOD) TRICARE program (a DOD managed care program) to include therapeutic exercises or activities included in the authorized plan of care of the individual receiving such therapy.

Allows such activities or exercises to further include therapies provided on a horse, balance board, ball, bolster, and bench.

What's happening now May 6, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 4 Republican 1
Meehan, Patrick
· Jul 31, 2014
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 9, 2014
Coffman, Mike
· Oct 9, 2013
Michaud, Michael
· Sep 19, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Aug 1, 2013
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Aug 1, 2013
Kinzinger, Adam
· Jun 28, 2013
Miller, Jeff
· Jun 11, 2013
Hunter, Duncan
· May 6, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· May 6, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· May 6, 2013
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Apr 26, 2013
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Apr 24, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1705: Rehabilitative Therapy Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1705/
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"H.R. 1705: Rehabilitative Therapy Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1705/.
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H.R. 1705, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1705/.
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