Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 2448

119th Congress

Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 24, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Mark Kelly

Senator

Democratic

AZ

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary

This bill expands health care coverage for young adult dependents of military members under the TRICARE Young Adult Program. It removes certain eligibility restrictions and eliminates the separate premium that young adults currently must pay for this coverage.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

SponsorMark Kelly (D-AZ)

Introduced7/24/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

ChamberSenate

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Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025

This bill expands health care coverage for young adult dependents of military members under the TRICARE Young Adult Program. It removes certain eligibility restrictions and eliminates the separate premium that young adults currently must pay for this coverage.

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This bill expands health care coverage for young adult dependents of military members under the TRICARE Young Adult Program. It removes certain eligibility restrictions and eliminates the separate premium that young adults currently must pay for this coverage.

Bill Number: 2448
Sponsor: Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Introduced: 7/24/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Policy Area: Crime and Law Enforcement

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Fact Sheet

Title: Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025
Bill Number: 2448
Sponsor: Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced: 7/24/2025
Summary: This bill expands health care coverage for young adult dependents of military members under the TRICARE Young Adult Program. It removes certain eligibility restrictions and eliminates the separate premium that young adults currently must pay for this coverage.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill expands health care coverage for young adult dependents of military members under the TRICARE Young Adult Program. It removes certain eligibility restrictions and eliminates the separate premium that young adults currently must pay for this coverage.

Last updated: 3/2/2026

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill expands who qualifies for the TRICARE Young Adult Program by removing an eligibility restriction currently in the law.
Young adult dependents of military members would no longer have to pay a separate premium for their TRICARE coverage.
The changes apply to the TRICARE Young Adult Program, which provides health insurance to adult children of military service members.
The bill makes technical changes to other parts of the law to align with these new coverage rules.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill affects young adult dependents of military service members who use or are eligible for TRICARE health coverage. By removing eligibility restrictions and eliminating premiums, more young adults in military families would have access to affordable health insurance. Military families would save money by not having to pay separate premiums for their adult children's coverage.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2448, 119th Congress (2025). "Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2448