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S. 1726In committee
ASSIST Act of 2025
Introduced: May 13, 2025
Latest action date: Mar 18, 2026
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- May 13, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025 or the ASSIST Act of 2025
This bill expands the definition of medical services for purposes of veterans’ benefits to include additional medically necessary automobile adaptations. Under the bill, the Department of Veterans Affairs may provide funding for the following medically necessary automobile adaptations for driver or passenger use: ramp and kneeling systems, lowered floors, occupied and unoccupied mobility lifts, ingress or egress accessibility modifications, and adapted seating.
The bill also extends the limitation on pension amounts for certain hospitalized or institutionalized veterans through September 30, 2032.
Official summary from Congress.gov.
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Armed Forces and National Security
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Disability and health-based discriminationMotor vehiclesVeterans' medical care
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferralSenateIntroduced in Senate
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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