HR 364 United States House · 117th Congress

Veterans’ True Choice Act of 2021

Summary

Veterans' True Choice Act of 2021 This bill allows covered veterans to receive coverage under TRICARE Select, a health care program of the Department of Defense (DOD). Veterans covered by this bill include those with service-connected disabilities, former prisoners of war, Purple Heart recipients, Medal of Honor recipients, those discharged from service due to disability, and those entitled to disability compensation. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must reimburse DOD's costs of enrolling eligible veteran beneficiaries in the program. A covered veteran may not concurrently receive medical care from DOD and the VA.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Jan 19, 2021 Last action Mar 8, 2021

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Committee

Mar 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Jan 19, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.

lower

Jan 19, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors