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US HB1733
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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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
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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