Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act
This bill expands VA transportation grants to help rural veterans access medical care by modifying existing grant program rules. It adds "rural or highly rural" eligibility criteria, allows grants to fund vehicles meeting ADA requirements (up to $80,000), and explicitly includes county veterans service organizations and tribal organizations as eligible recipients. The bill defines "rural" using USDA's RUCA coding system and removes fixed funding caps, directing the VA to provide "such sums as may be necessary" for these grants. It directly affects rural veterans needing transportation to medical appointments and the local organizations that coordinate their care.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action May 21, 2025
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3
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Committee
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May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jon Ossoff
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
Co
Susan M. Collins
RRepublican
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