S 170
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Child health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' medical care
CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2015
Introduced: January 13, 2015
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To President
Became law
Jan 13, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 13, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2015
Makes a child eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) eligible for such care until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status.
Makes such provision inapplicable before January 1, 2016, to a child who is eligible to enroll in an employer-sponsored health care plan.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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