Improving Access to Prenatal Care for Military Families Act
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Last progress July 10, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on July 10, 2025 by Tammy Duckworth
Sponsors (13)
House Votes
Senate Votes
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This bill would test a simple change to help military families get prenatal care sooner. It tells the Defense Department to run a five-year pilot that treats pregnancy as a “qualifying event,” so an eligible person can switch into TRICARE Select when they become pregnant instead of waiting for open enrollment. The pilot must start within 180 days after the bill becomes law .
The Defense Department must brief Congress within one year and then report every year on how many people changed their TRICARE enrollment, with monthly counts starting January 2026 and reasons for each change (including pregnancy, separating from active duty, or returning to active duty) .
| Key point | What it means |
|---|---|
| Who is affected | People eligible for TRICARE Select, including service members and dependents |
| What changes | Pregnancy counts as a reason to enroll or switch into TRICARE Select outside open season |
| When | Pilot must begin within 180 days of becoming law and lasts five years; annual reporting starts one year after the pilot begins, with data by month from January 2026 |