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HR 6303 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Military medicine Puerto Rico Transportation costs U.S. territories and protectorates

TRICARE Equality Act of 2021

Introduced: December 16, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 16, 2021
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TRICARE Equality Act of 2021

This bill addresses the administration of Department of Defense (DOD) health care programs and benefits in Puerto Rico.

Specifically, the bill requires DOD to treat the administration of TRICARE Prime availability in Puerto Rico in a similar manner as a state.

The bill also requires DOD to ensure that, in providing travel and transportation allowances related to specialty medical treatment, individuals located in Puerto Rico are eligible to receive such allowances.

The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office must coordinate with the Department of Health of Puerto Rico to share health information through the Joint Health Information Exchange.

What's happening now December 16, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 4, 2022
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 11, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 11, 2022
Murphy, Stephanie
· Dec 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6303: TRICARE Equality Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6303/
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"H.R. 6303: TRICARE Equality Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6303/.
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H.R. 6303, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6303/.
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