Congress·In Committee·H.R. 4381

To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select.

Military Health Insurance: Pregnancy Enrollment Pilot Program

Jul 14, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 12 months

This bill is sitting in the House Committee on Armed Services where it has been since July 2025. No action has taken place on this proposal for 11 months. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but it is not showing any signs of progress.

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Unlikely to pass

While supporting military families is popular, individual bills like this are often ignored unless they are added to the much larger yearly defense budget bill.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 10129 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 10129 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill would start a five-year test program for military families. It allows people to sign up for or change their TRICARE Select health insurance plan as soon as they become pregnant.
Currently, most people have to wait for a yearly open enrollment period or a major life event like a birth or marriage to change their health coverage. This bill makes pregnancy itself a reason to change plans immediately.
The goal is to help pregnant service members and their families get the specific healthcare coverage they need earlier in their pregnancy. This can lead to better medical care for both the mother and the baby.
The Department of Defense would have to give updates to Congress every year. They will track how many people use this new rule to change their insurance and if it helps families get better care.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Jul 14, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Jul 14, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select.

Bill NumberHR 4381

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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