Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017

3.0.0 4571 2023-01-11T13:39:18Z 2023-01-11T13:39:18Z House HR 2017-12-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 199 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DAVIS of California:H.R. 4571.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H9709]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2017-12-13T20:49:13Z Referred to 2017-12-06T15:02:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-12-08T16:40:16Z Referred to 2017-12-06T15:02:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-12-06T15:02:10Z Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017 115 2117 S 2017-11-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2017-12-13 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2017-12-08 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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 2017-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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 2017-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 N W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2017-12-06 True G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2017-12-06 True M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 2017-12-06 True R000608 Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 3 2017-12-06 True R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] John Rutherford R FL H. 4 2018-02-07 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2018-03-09 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2018-05-10 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2018-05-21 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2018-06-19 False Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Medicare Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security

00 2017-12-06 Introduced in House 2019-08-29T18:16:29Z Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017

This bill permits a veteran who is disability-retired for a condition or injury incurred during service in the U.S. Armed Forces to choose health care coverage through Medicare or TRICARE. (TRICARE is a Department of Defense managed health care program for uniformed service members, military retirees, and their dependents.) ]]>

Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017 Display Title Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the TRICARE program to include certain veterans entitled to benefits under the Medicare program due to conditions or injuries incurred during service in the Armed Forces and to waive the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty for such veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4571ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4571ih.xml 2017-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.