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S 605 119th 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 2025

Introduced: October 21, 2025 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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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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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.

What's happening now May 21, 2025

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

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1404 Related bill CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act of 2025
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 14

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

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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Oct 21, 2025
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 21, 2025
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 19, 2025
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 19, 2025
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 18, 2025
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 18, 2025
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 18, 2025
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Padilla, Alex
California · Feb 18, 2025
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Feb 18, 2025
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 18, 2025
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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/
MLA
"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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