House bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-159

TRICARE Affirmation Act

H.R. 4887Introduced Mar 19, 2010Policy area: Taxation

Became law on Apr 26, 2010.

Sponsor: Rep. Ike Skelton D-MO

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 19, 2010
Committee actionApr 12, 2010
Passed HouseMar 20, 2010 · 403–0
Passed SenateApr 12, 2010 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentApr 14, 2010
Became lawApr 26, 2010

Latest action: Apr 26, 2010 — Became Public Law No: 111-159.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4887.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4887, TRICARE Affirmation Act” on March 24, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on March 20, 2010</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2010 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21389
CBO publication date
March 24, 2010
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4887, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4887
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4887, TRICARE Affirmation Act” on March 24, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on March 20, 2010”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2010 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21389
CBO publication date
March 24, 2010
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4887, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4887
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5f788a46c075bd6171e136bb69108bf64af35b28cd98ce0d09fd725b6278c0f5
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

20 cosponsors — 20 Democrats

0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Robert Brady (D-PA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Larry Kissell (D-NC), James Langevin (D-RI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Glenn Nye (D-VA), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Adam Smith (D-WA), Gene Taylor (D-MS), Niki Tsongas (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ike Skelton.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress · MO-4 district

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