S 605 · in committee · significant
CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025
- veterans
- healthcare
What this bill does
- CHAMPVA coverage for children of eligible veterans extends to age 26, regardless of marital status.
- This affects children of veterans covered under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- The change takes effect upon enactment with no specified appropriations or cost estimate mentioned.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would extending CHAMPVA coverage to age 26 affect the Department of Veterans Affairs' budget and healthcare capacity compared to current spending?
- 02
What specific gaps in healthcare access for adult children of veterans does this bill aim to address, and how does age 26 compare to other federal health programs' coverage limits?
- 03
Which veterans' families would benefit most from removing the marital status requirement, and who might face coverage changes or challenges during implementation?
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Sponsor · D-CT
Richard Blumenthal
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
10/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-05-21
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Legislative timeline
2025-05-21 · senate · Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
2025-02-18 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-02-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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