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HR 4554 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disaster relief and insurance Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Military civil functions Military medicine Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain members of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty and dependents remain eligible for the TRICARE program during…

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain members of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty and dependents remain eligible for the TRICARE program during periods in which the member is responding to a disaster.

Introduced: February 12, 2016 Introduced by: DelBene, Suzan K. Democratic · Washington 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 4, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 12, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 12, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill makes eligible for TRICARE health care benefits certain National Guard members (and dependents) who are performing disaster response duty, if the performance of such a duty immediately follows a period in which the member served on full-time additional National Guard duty.

"Disaster response duty" means duty performed by a member of the National Guard in state status pursuant to an emergency declaration by the state governor (or, for the District of Columbia, by the mayor) in response to a disaster or in preparation for an imminent disaster.

What's happening now March 4, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4909 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
  • S 2943 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9 Republican 3
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 22, 2016
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 25, 2016
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Apr 14, 2016
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 29, 2016
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 12, 2016
Bridenstine, Jim
· Feb 12, 2016
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 12, 2016
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 12, 2016
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 12, 2016
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 12, 2016
McSally, Martha
· Feb 12, 2016
Reichert, David
· Feb 12, 2016
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Feb 12, 2016
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 12, 2016
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Feb 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4554: To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain members of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty and dependents remain eligible for the TRICARE program during periods in which the member is responding to a disaster.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4554/
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"H.R. 4554: To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain members of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty and dependents remain eligible for the TRICARE program during periods in which the member is responding to a disaster.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4554/.
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H.R. 4554, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4554/.
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[H.R. 4554: To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain members of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty and dependents remain eligible for the TRICARE program during periods in which the member is responding to a disaster.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4554/)
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