HEARTS Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-6886| House
| Updated: 10/1/2018
Sam Johnson
Republican Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (4)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Finance Committee• Military Personnel Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act of 2018 or the HEARTS Act of 2018 This bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Mr. Johnson, Sam asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9156-9195; text of measure as introduced: CR H9156-9157)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health
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HEARTS Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-6886| House
| Updated: 10/1/2018
Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act of 2018 or the HEARTS Act of 2018 This bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Mr. Johnson, Sam asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9156-9195; text of measure as introduced: CR H9156-9157)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sam Johnson
Republican Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (4)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Finance Committee• Military Personnel Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
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- HR 115-2243: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of certain former members of the Armed Forces who are medically retired and who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Medicare part A by reason of previous entitlement to social security disability insurance benefits to enroll in the TRICARE program regardless of whether such members decline enrollment under Medicare part B, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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