S 829
117th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act
Introduced: March 18, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act
This bill aligns eligibility for TRICARE health coverage with the age at which personnel of the Retired Reserve (former National Guard and Reserve members) begin receiving retired pay. Specifically, personnel of the Retired Reserve 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.
Under current law, Reserve Component personnel may retire below age 60, but not below 50, based on active duty performance.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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