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TRICARE Transition Transparency Act of 2025
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to notify TRICARE beneficiaries of required changes in TRICARE enrollment.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to notify TRICARE beneficiaries electronically when they must make changes to their TRICARE enrollment to continue coverage. The Secretary must provide notices at three specified times: one year, 180 days, and 30 days before a coverage transition requirement takes effect. The bill also requires the Secretary to conduct an outreach and public awareness campaign using TRICARE's website, social media, and family readiness groups to inform beneficiaries of coverage transition requirements. The Secretary must submit annual reports to Congress on the implementation of these notification requirements and recommendations for improvement.
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Sponsor (1)
15 cosponsors
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT)
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX)
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH)
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA)
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA)
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA)
Actions (2)
- Sep 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Sep 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2025
Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Wittman, and Ms. Goodlander) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to notify TRICARE beneficiaries of required changes in TRICARE enrollment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “TRICARE Transition Transparency Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO TRICARE BENEFICIARIES OF COVERAGE TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS.
Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1097d the following: “Sec. 1097e. TRICARE program: notice of coverage transition requirements
“(a) Provision of Notice.—(1) The Secretary shall provide each covered beneficiary with notices of a TRICARE coverage transition requirement that affects the individual.
“(2) The Secretary shall provide notice under paragraph (1) through electronic means.
“(b) Timing of Notice.—The Secretary shall provide notices to a covered beneficiary under subsection (a)(1) as follows:
“(1) On the date that is one year before the covered beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage transition requirement.
“(2) On the date that is 180 days before the covered beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage transition requirement.
“(3) On the date that is 30 days before the covered beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage transition requirement.
“(c) Outreach.—The Secretary shall conduct an outreach and public awareness campaign to inform covered beneficiaries of TRICARE coverage transition requirements, including through the TRICARE internet website, social media, and through family readiness groups.
“(d) Reports.—On an annual basis the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of this section, including metrics relating to the outreach and public awareness campaign under subsection (c) and any recommendations to improve making covered beneficiaries aware of TRICARE coverage transition requirements.
“(e) TRICARE Coverage Transition Requirement.—In this section, the term ‘TRICARE coverage transition requirement’ means a requirement under this chapter for a covered beneficiary to make a different election under the TRICARE program to continue enrollment in the TRICARE program, including by reason of attaining a certain age as described in section 1086(d) or 1110b of this title.”. <all>
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