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S. 2448

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2448, the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 24, 2025 by Sen. Mark Kelly (D) with 13 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jul 24, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 2448 has 13 co-sponsors.

sb2448/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2448 IS: Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-24
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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. 2448
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 24, 2025
  Mr. Kelly  (for himself,  Ms. Murkowski , and  Ms.
  Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
  referred to the  Committee on Armed
  Services
  A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent coverage under
  the TRICARE Young Adult Program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025  .
2.
Improvements to dependent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program
(a)
Expansion of eligibility
Subsection (b) of section 1110b of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking paragraph (3); and
(2)
by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
(b)
Elimination of separate premium for a young adult
Such section is further amended by striking subsection (c).
(c)
Conforming amendment
Section 1075(c)(3) of such title is amended by striking  section 1076d, 1076e, or 1110b  and inserting  section 1076d or 1076e .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-24
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent coverage under the TRICARE Young Adult Program.

Sponsors

Sen. Mark Kelly (D) sponsors S. 2448, and 13 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2448 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Jul 24, 2025

Actions

S. 2448 has taken 2 actions since Jul 24, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 24, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee
Jul 24, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2448 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2448 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent coverage under the TRICARE Young Adult Program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 25 registered lobbyists who named S. 2448 in 11 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 Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Education.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICASteven Strobridge, Col, Delisted for 04/26/2013 Rene Campos, CDR, Delisted for 06/17/2013Virginia14—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.)—District of Columbia14—
AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATIONMilitary, Veterans AffairsMaryland12—
NEMOURS FOUNDATION - A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA14—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS HOSPITALS AND AFFILIATES14—
AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION12—
THE NEMOURS FOUNDATION - A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 25.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AIMEE OSSMAN114
APRIL VOGEL114
BRENDEN MCMAHON114
BRIAN KELLY114
DARIAN BURRELL-CLAY114
ELIZABETH BROWN114
JAMES O'BRIEN114
JARED LEE114
JENNIFER GOODALE114
KALEIGH KOUDELA114
KAREN RUEDISUELI114
NATALIE TORENTINOS114
RENE CAMPOS114
TERRY WATERS114
CYNTHIA WHITNEY113
JAN KAPLAN113
STEPHANIE ROSE113
JIMMY SANTOS112
JONATHAN NUTMAN112
KEITH REED112

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.)NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS HOSPITALS AND AFFILIATES2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.)NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS HOSPITALS AND AFFILIATES2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.)NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS HOSPITALS AND AFFILIATES2026 second_quarter$1.4M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (N.A.C.H.)NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS HOSPITALS AND AFFILIATES2025 fourth_quarter$1.3M4th Quarter - Report
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$854.4K2nd 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 fourth_quarter$446K4th Quarter - Report
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$423K3rd Quarter - Report
NEMOURS FOUNDATION - A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONTHE NEMOURS FOUNDATION - A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$140K2nd Quarter - Report
AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATIONAIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATIONAIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2448 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2448’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s2448/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com