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HR 4251 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military medicine Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves

Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act

Introduced: December 15, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Dec 15, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 15, 2015
Introduced in House
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Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act

This bill directs the military department concerned to provide a physical examination to each requesting member of a reserve component who will not otherwise receive one through that department.

The military department concerned shall: (1) provide such examination during the 90-day period before such member's scheduled date of separation, and (2) give the member a record of the examination.

A member shall not be entitled to transitional health care benefits through his or her department solely by reason of being given such examination.

What's happening now January 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 6 Republican 5
Abraham, Ralph
· Feb 2, 2016
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Dec 18, 2015
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Dec 18, 2015
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Dec 15, 2015
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Dec 15, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Dec 15, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Dec 15, 2015
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Dec 15, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Dec 15, 2015
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Dec 15, 2015
Love, Mia
· Dec 15, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 15, 2015
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Dec 15, 2015
Walker, Mark
· Dec 15, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Dec 15, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4251: Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4251/
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"H.R. 4251: Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4251/.
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