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Veterans TRICARE Choice Act

Introduced: February 11, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 11, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 11, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans TRICARE Choice Act

Allows an individual who is eligible to participate in the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to: (1) elect to be ineligible to enroll in such program, (2) make tax deductible contributions to a health savings account during the period such individual elects to be ineligible for TRICARE coverage, and (3) enroll in the TRICARE program at a later date during a special enrollment period.

Requires DOD to: (1) submit to the Internal Revenue Service information on each TRICARE-eligible individual who makes such election for purposes of determining such individual's eligibility for a health savings account; and (2) report to Congress, annually, on elections by TRICARE-eligible individuals under this Act.

What's happening now November 23, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5458 Related bill Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016
  • S 448 Identical bill Veterans TRICARE Choice Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 10 Republican 18
TIBERI, PATRICK
· May 18, 2016
Chaffetz, Jason
· Feb 25, 2016
McSally, Martha
· Feb 2, 2016
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 7, 2016
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Nov 2, 2015
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Oct 23, 2015
Labrador, Raul
· Oct 23, 2015
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Sep 30, 2015
Jenkins, Evan
· Jul 28, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Jul 21, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 15, 2015
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jul 13, 2015
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 10, 2015
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 9, 2015
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 9, 2015
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 3, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 18, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· May 12, 2015
Duffy, Sean
· Apr 28, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 22, 2015
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Apr 14, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 13, 2015
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Apr 13, 2015
Abraham, Ralph
· Mar 25, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· Mar 24, 2015
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 19, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 17, 2015
Noem, Kristi
· Mar 17, 2015
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Mar 17, 2015
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Mar 4, 2015
DeSantis, Ron
· Mar 4, 2015
Love, Mia
· Mar 4, 2015
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 4, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 27, 2015
Rothfus, Keith
· Feb 26, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 24, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 24, 2015
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Feb 24, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Feb 24, 2015
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 13, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 13, 2015
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Feb 13, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 868: Veterans TRICARE Choice Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-868/
MLA
"H.R. 868: Veterans TRICARE Choice Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-868/.
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H.R. 868, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-868/.
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