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S. 605 119th Congress Senate

CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025

Official title: 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.

Introduced: February 18, 2025 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Child healthHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' medical care
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May 21, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
Feb 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now May 21, 2025

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.

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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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 605: CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-605/
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"S. 605: CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-605/.
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S. 605, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-605/.
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