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Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act
1/16/2023, 11:48 PM
Congressional Summary of S 278
Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act - Includes as an employee, for purposes of Federal provisions authorizing enrollment under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: (1) a member of the armed forces who began service before June 7, 1956, and retired after a minimum of 20 years of such service or by reason of a service-connected disability; and (2) the surviving widow or widower of such member.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management to provide FEHB coverage to the following eligible beneficiaries: (1) a member or former member entitled to military retired or retainer pay; (2) an unremarried former spouse who was married to a member for at least 20 years, during which such member performed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service; (3) a dependent of a deceased qualifying member or former member; (4) a dependent of a living member or former member; and (5) a family member.
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Current Status of Bill S 278
Bill S 278 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 7, 2001. Bill S 278 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on February 7, 2001. Bill S 278's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. as of February 7, 2001
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 278
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
15Democrat Cosponsors
11Republican Cosponsors
4Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 278
Primary Policy Focus
Armed Forces and National SecurityPotential Impact Areas
- Divorcees
- Families
- Federal employees
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government employees' health insurance
- Health
- Labor and Employment
- Married people
- Military dependents
- Military hospitals
- Military medicine
- Military pensions
- Retired military personnel
- Retiree health benefits
- Survivors' benefits
- Veterans' medical care
- Widowers
- Widows
- Women
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 278
Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act
A bill to restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services.
Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 278
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