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S 1644 118th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans’ True Choice Act of 2023

Introduced: May 17, 2023 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 17, 2023
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Veterans' True Choice Act of 2023

This bill allows covered veterans to receive coverage under TRICARE Select, a health care program of the Department of Defense (DOD). Veterans covered by this bill include those with service-connected disabilities, former prisoners of war, Purple Heart recipients, Medal of Honor recipients, those discharged from service due to disability, and those entitled to disability compensation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must reimburse DOD's costs of enrolling eligible veteran beneficiaries in the program.

A covered veteran may not concurrently receive hospital care or medical services from DOD and the VA.

What's happening now May 17, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 214 Related bill Veterans’ True Choice Act of 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1644: Veterans’ True Choice Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1644/
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"S. 1644: Veterans’ True Choice Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1644/.
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S. 1644, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1644/.
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