Veterans TRICARE Choice Act

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 11 February 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 February 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 11 February 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 February 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 February 2015

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Jerry Moran · R · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Veterans TRICARE Choice Act
• related to ← Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016