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H.R. 4824: Stop Copay Overpay Act

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H.R. 4824: Stop Copay Overpay Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-29 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Stop Copay Overpay Act

Plain summary

Stop Copay Overpay Act This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from charging a covered individual (i.e., individuals enrolled under the TRICARE program) a co-payment exceeding a certain rate for an outpatient visit for mental health or behavioral health under the TRICARE program, regardless of whether the visit is furnished by a specialty care provider. Specifically, the co-payment amount may not exceed the amount of a co-payment that would be charged under the TRICARE program for an outpatient visit for primary care services. During the one-year period after this bill is enacted, DOD may not increase the co-payment amount charged to a covered individual for any service (1) furnished by a specialty care provider under the TRICARE program, and (2) that is not mental or behavioral health care.

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Official text

Stop Copay Overpay Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] · 25 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), William R. Keating (D-MA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] reported raising $2.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4824 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117