TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act

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Introduced

14 April 2010

Last action

14 April 2010 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Sponsors

Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL], Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare · Defence

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Summary

TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act - Deems the following individuals as dependents, for purposes of dependent coverage under TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program): (1) a child who has not yet attained age 26 and is not eligible to enroll in any employer-sponsored plan; or (2) a person who is in the legal custody of the covered member, has not attained age 26, is not eligible to enroll in any employer-sponsored plan, resides with the member, is not otherwise a dependent under TRICARE, and is not the child of another covered beneficiary. Requires a premium payment for such coverage.

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Timeline

14 April 2010
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2010
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2297-2298)
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2010
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3201
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3201
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