# 119-hr-4381: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select.

119-hr-4381, To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4381
- Congress: 119
- Title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-28

## Summary

**Would treat pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select.** The bill would create a five-year pilot to let eligible TRICARE beneficiaries switch into TRICARE Select because of pregnancy and track how often that happens. - Families and pregnant beneficiaries: Would let eligible service members and dependents change their enrollment to TRICARE Select due to pregnancy during the 5-year pilot, which could affect plan access around prenatal care. - Service members and dependents: Would require reports that break out enrollment changes by whether the person is a service member who separated or returned to active duty or is a dependent, and whether the change was tied to pregnancy. - Department of Defense and Congress: Would force the Defense Department to begin the pilot soon and provide an initial briefing and then annual reports to congressional committees for four years so lawmakers can evaluate enrollment effects.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pregnancy lets military families switch to TRICARE Select: benefit, medium. If enacted, DoD would run a five-year pilot that treats pregnancy as a qualifying event for TRICARE Select. If you are eligible for TRICARE Select, you would be able to switch into that plan when you become pregnant. The pilot would start no later than 180 days after enactment. The Secretary would…

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- 119-hr-5349: TAS Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-4381 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4381)

## Related
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5349: TAS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5349)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4381 (as of 2026-06-28).