Bill Details
S.605 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-05-21 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
Introduced Date
2025-02-18
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
View committees (1)
Cosponsors
View cosponsors (10)
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-New York]
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-Nevada]
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-California]
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-Vermont]
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-Washington]
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-Illinois]
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-Rhode Island]
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-Rhode Island]
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-Connecticut]
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-New Jersey]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would raise the age limit for children who can receive medical care through the CHAMPVA program, which provides health coverage for certain families of veterans. Under the bill, eligible children could keep coverage until their 26th birthday, no matter whether they are married. The change would apply to medical care provided on or after the date the bill becomes law.
- Children covered by CHAMPVA could stay eligible until age 26 instead of losing coverage at a younger age.
- Marital status would not affect a child’s eligibility under this change.
- The bill says this new age limit would not take away eligibility for certain children who already qualify under a separate rule in current law.
- The change would take effect as soon as the bill is enacted, for care given on or after that date.
Official Summaries
CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025
This bill provides that a child shall be eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 605 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 605
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for
children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 18, 2025
Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Padilla,
Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for
children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA 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 ``CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection
Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL CARE
UNDER CHAMPVA PROGRAM.
(a) Increase.--Subsection (c) of section 1781 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(c)(1) Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (iii) of section 101(4)(A)
of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of
this section, a child is eligible for benefits under subsection (a)
until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital
status.
``(2) This subsection shall not be construed to limit eligibility
for benefits under subsection (a) of a child described in section
101(4)(A)(ii) of this title.''.
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (c) of such section, as amended by
subsection (a), shall apply with respect to medical care provided under
such section on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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