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Veterans TRICARE Choice Act

Introduced: February 11, 2015 See on congress.gov

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

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.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Military Personnel Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Armed Services Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives