Veterans TRICARE Choice Act

3.0.0 5458 2023-01-11T13:32:47Z 2023-01-11T13:32:47Z House HR 2016-06-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 93 (Monday, June 13, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEWART:H.R. 5458.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1.[Page H3754]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Hearings by 2016-09-08T13:10:06Z Referred to 2016-06-16T18:49:12Z Discharged from 2016-11-14T20:43:47Z Referred to 2016-06-13T16:00:44Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-06-15T15:27:13Z Reported by 2016-11-14T20:43:31Z Markup by 2016-06-15T17:53:32Z Referred to 2016-06-13T16:00:39Z H. Rept. 114-809 Veterans TRICARE Choice Act 114 448 S 2015-02-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Veterans TRICARE Choice Act 114 868 HR 2015-11-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2016-11-30 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2016-11-29 15:16:17 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2016-11-29 15:16:14 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H6317) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2016-11-29 15:16:14 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text of measure as passed: CR H6317) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2016-11-29 15:02:02 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5458. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2016-11-29 15:02:00 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6317-6319) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2016-11-29 15:01:48 Mr. Smith (NE) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2016-11-14 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 633. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00633 2016-11-14 Committee on Armed Services discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2016-11-14 Committee on Armed Services discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2016-11-14 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-809, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2016-11-14 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-809, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2016-09-08 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2016-06-16 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2016-06-15 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2016-06-15 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-06-15 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-06-13 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2016-06-13 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-06-13 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2016-06-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-06-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 N R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Peter Roskam R IL J. 6 2016-06-14 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2016-06-14 False B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] Charles Boustany R LA W. 3 2016-06-15 False G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2016-06-15 False 2016-07-20T19:19:00Z H.R. 5458, Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51818 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 15, 2016 Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security

00 2016-06-13 Introduced in House 2016-08-29T15:28:53Z Veterans TRICARE Choice Act

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.

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36 2016-11-29 Passed House amended 2017-03-02T19:59:49Z (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 provide to each TRICARE-eligible individual who seeks to make such election information regarding: (1) health savings accounts, and (2) changing an election.

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Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016 Display Title Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To provide for coordination between the TRICARE program and eligibility for making contributions to a health savings account, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans TRICARE Choice Act Short Titles as Reported to House Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016 H House Short Titles as Passed House Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016 H House Received in Senate 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5458rds/xml/BILLS-114hr5458rds.xml Engrossed in House 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5458eh/xml/BILLS-114hr5458eh.xml Reported in House 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5458rh/xml/BILLS-114hr5458rh.xml Introduced in House 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5458ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5458ih.xml 2016-11-30 Received in the Senate. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.