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Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016
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(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 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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Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H6317)
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)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5458.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6317-6319)
Mr. Smith (NE) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 633.
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov
P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014 H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 1697: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 2698: Preserving Consumer Health Accounts Act of 2016: Provisions that exempt health savings accounts S. 2499/H.R. 4469: Health Savings Act of 2016: Provisions that permit expanded use of Health S. 1809, H.R. 863 (STARS Act): Provisions affecting definition of seasonal employment for purposes of ACA employer responsibility H.R. 2911, H.R. 5447: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 5458: Veterans TRICARE Choice Act S. 3056: CREATES Act of 2016, prescription drug approvals, provisions H.R. 5445: Healthcare Security Act of 2016 H.R. 879: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' health plans Act: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R. 1270: Restoring access to medication and improving health savings act of 2016: provisions H.R. 210: Student worker exemption act: provisions H.R. 5573: PRICED Act: provisions H.R. 5410: Health Coverage state flexibility act of 2016: provisions H.R. 5589: Plan verification & fairness act of 2016: provisions
Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014 H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 1697: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 2698: Preserving Consumer Health Accounts Act of 2016: Provisions that exempt health savings accounts S. 2499/H.R. 4469: Health Savings Act of 2016: Provisions that permit expanded use of Health S. 1809, H.R. 863 (STARS Act): Provisions affecting definition of seasonal employment for purposes of ACA employer responsibility H.R. 2911, H.R. 5447: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 5458: Veterans TRICARE Choice Act S. 3056: CREATES Act of 2016, prescription drug approvals, provisions H.R. 5445: Healthcare Security Act of 2016 H.R. 879: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' health plans Act: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R. 1270: Restoring access to medication and improving health savings act of 2016: provisions H.R. 210: Student worker exemption act: provisions H.R. 5573: PRICED Act: provisions H.R. 5410: Health Coverage state flexibility act of 2016: provisions H.R. 5589: Plan verification & fairness act of 2016: provisions
Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Defense
TRICARE Contracts and Implementation Issues H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5458, Veterans TRICARE Choice Act
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Defense
Improvements in uniformed services personnel, compensation, and benefits programs. H.R. 4909, FY17 NDAA, H.R. 5458 Veterans TRICARE Choice Act, S. 2943, FY17 NDAA
Client expense: $981,891 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
2016 · fourth_quarter · Defense
TRICARE implementation issues. H.R. 4909 and S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2017. H.R. 5458, Veteran's TRICARE Choice Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1480, the SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act (protects the confidentiality of information shared with state regulators). S. 961, the Data Security Act of 2015 (ensures all entities that handle consumers sensitive financial data have in place a robust process to protect data. Tailored Regulation Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment (CARE) Act H.R. 868/S. 448, Veterans TRICARE Choice Act H.R. 975, Health Freedom for Seniors Act H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1547/S. 836, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act of 2015 H.R. 5445, The Health Care Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5452, The Native American Health Savings Improvement Act H.R. 5458, The Veterans TRICARE Choice Act H.R. 6287, MOBILE Act of 2016 Fair Lending Laws Small Dollar Lending Military Lending Act
Client expense: $2,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 4352, Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016 H.R. 5458, Veterans TRICARE Choice Act H.R. 6317, Veterans Mental Health Care Expansion Act of 2016 H.R. 6273, VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2016
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Defense
TRICARE Contracts and Implementation Issues H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5458, Veterans TRICARE Choice Act
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1480, the SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act (protects the confidentiality of information shared with state regulators). S. 961, the Data Security Act of 2015 (ensures all entities that handle consumers sensitive financial data have in place a robust process to protect data. Tailored Regulation Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment (CARE) Act H.R. 868/S. 448, Veterans TRICARE Choice Act H.R. 975, Health Freedom for Seniors Act H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1547/S. 836, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act of 2015 H.R. 5445, The Health Care Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5452, The Native American Health Savings Improvement Act H.R. 5458, The Veterans TRICARE Choice Act Fair Lending Laws Small Dollar Lending Military Lending Act
Client expense: $1,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · third_quarter · Defense
TRICARE implementation issues. H.R. 4909 and S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2017. H.R. 5458, Veteran's TRICARE Choice Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014 H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 1697: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 2698: Preserving Consumer Health Accounts Act of 2016: Provisions that exempt health savings accounts S. 2499/H.R. 4469: Health Savings Act of 2016: Provisions that permit expanded use of Health S. 1809, H.R. 863 (STARS Act): Provisions affecting definition of seasonal employment for purposes of ACA employer responsibility H.R. 2911, H.R. 5447: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 5458: Veterans TRICARE Choice Act S. 3056: CREATES Act of 2016, prescription drug approvals, provisions H.R. 5445: Healthcare Security Act of 2016 H.R. 879: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' health plans Act: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R. 1270: Restoring access to medication and improving health savings act of 2016: provisions H.R. 210: Student worker exemption act: provisions H.R. 5573: PRICED Act: provisions H.R. 5410: Health Coverage state flexibility act of 2016: provisions H.R. 5589: Plan verification & fairness act of 2016: provisions
Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1480, the SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act (protects the confidentiality of information shared with state regulators). S. 961, the Data Security Act of 2015 (ensures all entities that handle consumers sensitive financial data have in place a robust process to protect data. Tailored Regulation Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment (CARE) Act H.R. 868/S. 448, Veterans TRICARE Choice Act H.R. 975, Health Freedom for Seniors Act H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1547/S. 836, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 2205, the Data Security Act of 2015 H.R. 5445, The Health Care Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5452, The Native American Health Savings Improvement Act H.R. 5458, The Veterans TRICARE Choice Act Fair Lending Laws Small Dollar Lending Military Lending Act
Client expense: $2,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-809, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Referred to |
| June 13, 2016 |
| Ways and Means Committee | House | Referred to | June 13, 2016 |
| June 13, 2016 |
| Democratic |
| HI |
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE