CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019
Latest action · Apr 4, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019
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.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2019 to May 8, 2019; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 8, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 4, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 4, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS22483 | Health Care for Dependents and Survivors of Veterans | Report | Oct 16, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2094 | CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Apr 29, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
