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S. 605

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 605, the CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 18, 2025 by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on May 21, 2025: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.

Record

Text

S. 605 has 10 co-sponsors.

sb605/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S605 IS: CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 605  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 18, 2025   Mr. Blumenthal  (for himself,  Mrs. Gillibrand ,  Ms. Rosen ,  Mr. Padilla ,  Mr. Sanders ,  Mrs. Murray , and  Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025  .
2.
Increase of maximum age for children eligible for medical care under champva program
(a)
Increase
Subsection (c) of section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(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.
 .
(b)
Effective date
Subsection (c) of such section, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to medical care provided under such section on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-02-18
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Feb 18, 2025

sb605/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (02/18/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) sponsors S. 605, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 605 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Hearings By (full committee) · May 21, 2025

Actions

S. 605 has taken 3 actions since Feb 18, 2025, the latest on May 21, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 21, 2025
Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Feb 18, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Feb 18, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 605 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 605.

Titles

S. 605 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 33 registered lobbyists who named S. 605 in 17 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Budget/Appropriations, Medicare/Medicaid, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia16—
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICASteven Strobridge, Col, Delisted for 04/26/2013 Rene Campos, CDR, Delisted for 06/17/2013Virginia14—
NEMOURS FOUNDATION - A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA16—
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA14—
THE NEMOURS FOUNDATION - A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 33.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HEATHER ANSLEY116
JEREMY VILLANUEVA116
JON RETZER116
JULIE HOWELL116
MORGAN BROWN116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
ANTHONYA JAMES114
APRIL VOGEL114
BRENDEN MCMAHON114
BRIAN KELLY114
JAMES O'BRIEN114
JENNIFER GOODALE114
JOY ILEM114
KAREN RUEDISUELI114
LISA ELIJAH114
RENE CAMPOS114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$489.8K1st Quarter - Amendme…
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$489.8K1st Quarter - Report
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$481.6K1st Quarter - Report
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$423K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report
NEMOURS FOUNDATION - A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONTHE NEMOURS FOUNDATION - A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$140K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$89.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$88.6K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$87.2K4th Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$87.2K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 605 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 605’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s605/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 605 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Child health to Veterans' medical care.

s605/subjects.txt
Child healthHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' medical care

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com