CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-92
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2017-01-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child health

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill increases from 23 to 26 the maximum age of eligibility for certain dependent children of veterans for medical care under CHAMPVA (the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs).</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 92 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Ms. Brownley of California (for herself and Mr. Walz ) introduced the following bill; which was 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CHAMPVA Children’s Protection Act of 2017 . 2. Increase of maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program (a) Increase Section 1781(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking twenty-three and inserting twenty-six ; and (2) by striking twenty-third birthday and inserting twenty-sixth birthday . (b) Effective Date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to medical care provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.