ASSIST Act of 2025
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 13, 2025
Last action Mar 18, 2026
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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