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H.R. 4551 (111th)

Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act

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Introduced

27 January 2010

Last action

25 February 2010 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Sponsors

Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], David Scott, Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7], Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14]

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare · Defence

Summary

Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage to the following eligible beneficiaries: (1) a member or former member of the Armed Forces entitled to military retired or retainer pay; (2) an unremarried former spouse who was married to a member for at least 20 years, during which such member performed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service; (3) a dependent of a deceased qualifying member or former member; (4) a dependent of a living member or former member; and (5) a family member. Directs the Secretary to reimburse such eligible persons for pharmacy benefits received from a pharmacy that is not a TRICARE (Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care plan) network pharmacy in the same manner as the Secretary would reimburse such person for such benefits received from a TRICARE network pharmacy. Requires such persons, in order to receive such reimbursement, to submit a certification from their physician stating that the person does not have access to a TRICARE network pharmacy due to physical or medical constraints.

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Timeline

  1. 27 January 2010

    Introduced

    Referred to House Armed Services

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 January 2010

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 January 2010

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 27 January 2010

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 25 February 2010

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

    Source: Committee

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