US Congress Senate Bill 448 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans TRICARE Choice Act Allows an individual who is eligible to participate in the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to: (1) elect to be ineligible to enroll in such program, (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. Requires DOD to: (1) 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; and (2) report to Congress, annually, on elections by TRICARE-eligible individuals under this Act.

Veterans TRICARE Choice Act

Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB868 (Same As) 2015-11-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/448/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s448/BILLS-114s448is.pdf