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S. 605 · 119th Congress

CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025

IntroducedArmed Forces and National Security
IntroducedFeb 18, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
Passed HouseNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, May 21, 2025: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86. It would change 1 section of existing law.

How this bill changes the law

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S. 605 would change 1 section of existing law. Read from the bill text as introduced in the Senate (Feb 18, 2025).

38 U.S.C. 1781 Medical care for survivors and dependents of certain veterans

  • (c) For the purposes of this section, a child between the ages of eighteen and… rewritten · Sec. 2(a) · see the words
What the words would change: every change, in place (1)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

  1. 38 U.S.C. 1781(c)rewrittenby S. 605 Sec. 2(a)

    (c)(1) Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (iii) of section 101(4)(A) of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this section, a child is eligible for benefits under subsection (a) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status.(2) This subsection shall not be construed to limit eligibility for benefits under subsection (a) of a child described in section 101(4)(A)(ii) of this title.

    The bill says: Subsection (c) of section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

    Bill text · Current law (38 U.S.C. 1781)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

What it does

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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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Feb 18, 2025).

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What has happened

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  1. Feb 18, 2025Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

  • Richard J. Durbin D-IL
  • Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY
  • Andy Kim D-NJ
  • Christopher Murphy D-CT
  • Patty Murray D-WA
  • Alex Padilla D-CA
  • Jack Reed D-RI
  • Jacky Rosen D-NV
  • Bernard Sanders I-VT
  • Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI