# 119-hr-3399: Care for Military Kids Act of 2025

119-hr-3399, Care for Military Kids Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3399
- Congress: 119
- Title: Care for Military Kids Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-13

## Summary

**Treat active-duty relocated military families as residents of their new State for Medicaid eligibility.** This bill would ease Medicaid access when active-duty service members, recent retirees, and their dependents move across state lines. - Families: Beginning January 1, 2028, active-duty service members, dependents, and people who left active duty within 12 months would be treated as residents of their relocation State for Medicaid and waiver eligibility unless they opt out. - People on HCBS waiting lists: Individuals receiving home and community-based services or on a State HCBS waiting list when they move would remain on that list until the State completes an assessment and decides eligibility when a slot opens or the person chooses removal. - States: States would be required to pay for medical assistance furnished in the relocation State to the extent such assistance exists there, following guidance from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and may get extra time to comply if state law changes are needed. - Federal implementation: The Department of Health and Human Services would receive $1.0 million each year for FY2026 through FY2030 to implement these changes. *It increases federal spending by $1.0 million per year for FY2026–FY2030, totaling $5.0 million.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicaid help when military families move: benefit, medium. Starting January 1, 2028, if the military moves you to another State, that State would treat you as a resident for Medicaid unless you opt out. The new State would pay for care that its Medicaid covers, following federal guidance. If you were getting home- and community-based services (HCBS) or wer…
- Rollout timing and funding for Medicaid: mixed, medium. Most changes would take effect on enactment, but States that need new laws could get extra time and not be treated as noncompliant during that period. A State could have until the first day of the first calendar quarter after its next regular legislative session that ends after one year from enactm…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3399 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3399)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3399 (as of 2026-06-13).