S. 1861 119th Congress Senate

Servicemember Healthcare Freedom Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to allow members of the Selected Reserve and National Guard holding employment within the Federal Government the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to allow members of the Selected Reserve and National Guard holding employment within the Federal Government the choice between military and civilian healthcare plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2025 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

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May 22, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

May 22, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now May 22, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Armed Services Committee
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Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 filings
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
3 filings
SENATE
3 filings

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1861: Servicemember Healthcare Freedom Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1861/

MLA

"S. 1861: Servicemember Healthcare Freedom Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1861/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 1861, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1861/.

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[S. 1861: Servicemember Healthcare Freedom Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1861/)