US Congress House Bill 6635 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on December 5 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-12-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

TRICARE Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional defense committees setting forth Department of Defense (DOD) policy on the future availability of TRICARE Prime (a DOD managed health care program) for eligible beneficiaries in all TRICARE regions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify beneficiaries whom the Secretary determines will not retain primary care provider access under newly awarded TRICARE contracts, and (2) implement a plan to ensure that such beneficiaries will retain access that meets TRICARE access standards.

TRICARE Protection Act

Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]

Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-12-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HB4310 (Related) 2013-01-02 - Became Public Law No: 112-239.
SB3254 (Related) 2012-12-12 - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 829, papers are returned to the Senate.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6635/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6635/BILLS-112hr6635ih.pdf