# 114-hr-1500: To ensure that certain TRICARE program beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of the location of their residence.

114-hr-1500, To ensure that certain TRICARE program beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of the location of their residence., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] (R-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1500
- Congress: 114
- Title: To ensure that certain TRICARE program beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of the location of their residence.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2015-03-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to permit an affected eligible beneficiary who was enrolled in TRICARE Prime as of September 30, 2013, and as of December 25, 2013, resided farther than 100 miles from a military medical treatment facility, to make the one-time election to continue TRICARE Prime coverage. Makes this Act effective as if included in the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2015-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN), 2015-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2015-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2015-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2015-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2015-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2015-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2015-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2015-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2896: TAILOR Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2315: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-1500 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1500)

## Related
- [114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-893)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-2896: TAILOR Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2896)
- [114-hr-2315: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2315)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1500 (as of 2025-11-18).