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HR 5169 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Veterans' medical care

TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act

Introduced: November 19, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Nov 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 19, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9042)
Nov 19, 2019
Introduced in House
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TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act

This bill provides that personnel of the Retired Reserve (comprising former National Guard and Reserve members) who are not yet age 60 but are receiving their retirement pay may purchase TRICARE health coverage for retired military personnel, rather than the presently allowed TRICARE Retired Reserve (which may have higher costs).

The bill generally aligns the age for TRICARE health care benefits with the age at which retired National Guard and Reserve personnel begin receiving their retired pay. Under current law, Reserve Component personnel may retire below age 60, but not below 50, based on active duty performance.

What's happening now November 19, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 6 Republican 8
D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 2, 2020
Delgado, Antonio
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · May 15, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· May 15, 2020
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Mar 12, 2020
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 4, 2020
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Mar 4, 2020
King, Steve
· Mar 4, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Mar 2, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 27, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 26, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 26, 2020
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Feb 13, 2020
Johnson, Bill
· Feb 13, 2020
Gianforte, Greg
· Jan 15, 2020
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Dec 23, 2019
Palazzo, Steven
· Dec 23, 2019
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Dec 18, 2019
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Dec 17, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Dec 4, 2019
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Nov 21, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Nov 19, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5169: TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5169/
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"H.R. 5169: TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5169/.
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H.R. 5169, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5169/.
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