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HR 4571 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Medicare Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017

Introduced: December 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Dec 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Dec 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 6, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Dec 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017

This bill permits a veteran who is disability-retired for a condition or injury incurred during service in the U.S. Armed Forces to choose health care coverage through Medicare or TRICARE. (TRICARE is a Department of Defense managed health care program for uniformed service members, military retirees, and their dependents.)
What's happening now December 13, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 19, 2018
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 21, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 9, 2018
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Feb 7, 2018
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Dec 6, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Dec 6, 2017
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 6, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4571: Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4571/
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"H.R. 4571: Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4571/.
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H.R. 4571, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4571/.
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