US HB4554 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain members of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty and dependents remain eligible for the TRICARE program during periods in which the member is responding to a disaster. This bill makes eligible for TRICARE health care benefits certain National Guard members (and dependents) who are performing disaster response duty, if the performance of such a duty immediately follows a period in which the member served on full-time additional National Guard duty. "Disaster response duty" means duty performed by a member of the National Guard in state status pursuant to an emergency declaration by the state governor (or, for the District of Columbia, by the mayor) in response to a disaster or in preparation for an imminent disaster.
Title
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain members of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty and dependents remain eligible for the TRICARE program during periods in which the member is responding to a disaster.
Sponsors
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA] | Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS] | Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] |
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL] | Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] |
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK] | Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] | Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] |
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. John Carney [D-DE] | Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA] |
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] | Rep. David Reichert [R-WA] | Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA] | Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA] |
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] |
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH] | Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA] | Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] |
Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA] | Rep. David McKinley [R-WV] | Rep. John Katko [R-NY] | Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO] |
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] | Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-03-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
2016-02-12 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. |
2016-02-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB4909 (Related) 2016-05-26 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Disaster relief and insurance
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military civil functions
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Disaster relief and insurance
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military civil functions
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4554/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4554/BILLS-114hr4554ih.pdf |