US Congress House Bill 1500 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-5)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To ensure that certain TRICARE program beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of the location of their residence. This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to permit an affected eligible beneficiary who was enrolled in TRICARE Prime as of September 30, 2013, and as of December 25, 2013, resided farther than 100 miles from a military medical treatment facility, to make the one-time election to continue TRICARE Prime coverage. Makes this Act effective as if included in the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.

To ensure that certain TRICARE program beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of the location of their residence.

Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2015-03-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2015-03-19	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1500/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1500/BILLS-114hr1500ih.pdf