Bill Details
HR.1287 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced Date
2025-02-13
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Committees
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Cosponsors
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This bill would let federal employees keep their dependent children covered under the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program until age 26 instead of age 22. In simple terms, it would expand dental and vision insurance coverage for older children of federal workers, matching the age limit used in many other health coverage programs.
- It changes the age rule in federal law from 22 to 26 for dependent children covered by the dental and vision insurance program.
- The bill applies to the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, which helps cover routine dental and eye care costs.
- The bill was introduced in the House and sent to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1287 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1287
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that dependent
children under the age of 26 are eligible for coverage under the
Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2025
Ms. Brownley (for herself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform
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A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that dependent
children under the age of 26 are eligible for coverage under the
Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, and for other
purposes.
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 ``Fix FEDVIP Age Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDVIP COVERAGE FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN UNDER AGE 26.
Section 8901(5) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``22'' each place it appears and inserting ``26''.
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