H.R. 5458: Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-06-13 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-06-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016

Plain summary

(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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Official text

Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5458, Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016 (2016-07-20)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5458.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5458 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114