House Bill 6886
115th Congress(2017-2018)
HEARTS Act of 2018
Active
Amendments
Passed House on Sep 28, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6886
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
October 1, 2018
September 28, 2018
September 25, 2018
Amendments (1)
Sep 28, 2018
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 971
To strike all after the enacting clause and insert complete new text entitled "Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act of 2018".
Agreed To
10/01/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
09/28/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
09/28/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
09/28/2018
On passage Passed without objection.
09/28/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
09/28/2018
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9156-9195; text of measure as introduced: CR H9156-9157)
09/28/2018
Mr. Johnson, Sam asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
09/28/2018
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
09/28/2018
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
09/28/2018
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
09/26/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
09/25/2018
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.
09/25/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
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