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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025

S. 605 · Senate bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with 11 Democratic cosponsors · See all 12 cosponsors

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

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025," aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code. The primary purpose is to increase the maximum age for children who are eligible for medical care through the CHAMPVA program. Specifically, it seeks to ensure children are eligible for benefits until their 26th birthday. This change applies regardless of the child's marital status. The new rules would take effect on the date the Act is enacted.

Yes· 3 of 6

  • Scored +7

    Would children be better off under this?

    The bill provides extended healthcare eligibility for children and young adults up to age 26.

  • Scored +7

    Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?

    The bill ensures young adults can remain covered under CHAMPVA until age 26 regardless of marital status.

  • Scored +7

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    The bill extends medical coverage for children under the CHAMPVA program until their 26th birthday.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.