HR 2966 · 106th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act

Introduced 1999-09-28· Sponsored by Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.(1999-10-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act - Amends Federal employee provisions to include the following as an employee, for purposes of authorized 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 who is also entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; (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 who is entitled to Medicare hospital insurance benefits; and (5) a family member of…

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H.R. 2966, Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act

Mar 28, 2000

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Cosponsors (20)

10 Democrats10 Republicans