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US HB1733

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Expands the VA's transportation grant program from only "highly rural" areas to include all "rural" areas, using the USDA's Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCA) coding system to define eligibility

  • Adds county veterans service organizations and tribal organizations as eligible grant recipients, in addition to the existing state veterans service agencies and veterans service organizations

  • Increases the maximum grant amount from the previous limit to $60,000 per grant, with an additional allowance up to $80,000 for recipients who must purchase ADA-compliant vehicles

  • Changes program funding from the fixed $3,000,000 annual authorization (fiscal years 2010-2022) to open-ended "such sums as may be necessary" authorization

Legislative Description

Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act

Armed forces and national security

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

3/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Subcommittee on Health3/27/2025
Veterans' Affairs2/27/2025

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