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S 3979 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Military medicine Prescription drugs

TRICARE Prescription Relief Act

Introduced: June 17, 2020 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Jun 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 17, 2020
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TRICARE Prescription Relief Act

This bill allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to waive cost-sharing requirements under the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program during a declared national or public health emergency, a designated major disaster or emergency, or an emergency as determined by DOD.

What's happening now June 17, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6573 Related bill Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Aug 12, 2020
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jul 28, 2020
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3979: TRICARE Prescription Relief Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3979/
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"S. 3979: TRICARE Prescription Relief Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3979/.
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S. 3979, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3979/.
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