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S. 2482

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2482, the TRICARE Travel Improvement Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 28, 2025 by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jul 28, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 2482 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb2482/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2482 IS: TRICARE Travel Improvement Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-28
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2482
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 28, 2025
  Mr. Heinrich  introduced the following
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Armed Services
  A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the distance required for
  the Secretary of Defense to reimburse travel expenses relating to specialty care, and
  for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   TRICARE Travel Improvement Act  .
2.
Reimbursement by the Secretary of Defense for travel expenses relating to
  specialty care
Section 1074i of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by striking  In any case  and inserting  Except as provided in subsection (b), in any case ; and
(B)
by striking  100 miles  and inserting  50 miles ; and
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
by striking the heading and inserting
Special rules for exceptional circumstances and military retirees and dependents .— ;
(B)
by striking  The Secretary of Defense  and inserting  (1) The Secretary of Defense ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(2)
With respect to military retirees and their dependents, the Secretary shall administer subsection (a) by substituting  100 miles  for  50 miles .
  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-28
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the distance required for the Secretary of Defense to reimburse travel expenses relating to specialty care, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D) sponsors S. 2482 alone.

Martin Heinrich

Sen. · D–NM · Sponsor

Committees

S. 2482 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Jul 28, 2025

Actions

S. 2482 has taken 2 actions since Jul 28, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 28, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee
Jul 28, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2482 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2482 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • TRICARE Travel Improvement Act — Display Title
  • TRICARE Travel Improvement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the distance required for the Secretary of Defense to reimburse travel expenses relating to specialty care, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2482 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2482’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s2482/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com