H.R. 5458 · 114th Congress
Veterans TRICARE Choice Act
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StewartSponsor4 cosponsors · 2 D, 2 R
0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Jun 13, 2016
- House Passed Nov 29, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Nov 29, 2016
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 14, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill allows, as of January 1, 2017, an individual who is eligible to be a covered beneficiary entitled to health care benefits under the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) and who is not serving on active duty in the uniformed services to: (1) elect to be ineligible to enroll in TRICARE, (2) make tax deductible contributions to a health savings account during the period such individual elects to be ineligible for TRICARE coverage, and (3) enroll in the TRICARE program at a later date during a special enrollment period.
DOD shall submit to the Internal Revenue Service information on each TRICARE-eligible individual who makes such election for purposes of determining such individual's eligibility for a health savings account.
DOD shall provide to each TRICARE-eligible individual who seeks to make such election information regarding: (1) health savings accounts, and (2) changing an election.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016
Latest action (Nov 30, 2016): Received in the Senate.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 13, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Jun 13, 2016
- House Passed Nov 29, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.