A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize dependents of members of the uniformed services serving on active duty to use CHAMPUS inpatient cost-sharing rates for certain surgery performed on an outpatient basis.
Public Law 96-552 · H.R. 3351 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Dec 19, 1980 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Price (D-IL-23)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Bob Wilson
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Entitles dependents of members of the uniformed services serving on active duty to use CHAMPUS inpatient cost-sharing rates for surgery performed on an out-patient basis.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 19, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-552.
- Dec 9, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Dec 4, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Dec 3, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Armed Services Committee
- Sep 3, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Armed Services Committee
- Aug 26, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Jun 25, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Armed Services Committee
- Mar 29, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Armed Services Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.