H.R. 1364 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House May 19, 2025. Received May 20, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands VA funding for vehicle modifications
The bill expands what counts as medical services that the Department of Veterans Affairs can help pay for. Specifically, it adds funding for automobile adaptations that help veterans with disabilities, including ramps, lowered floors, lifts for mobility devices, and other changes that make getting in and out of vehicles easier.
How it affects you
Veterans with disabilities would directly benefit from this expansion. Instead of paying out of pocket for vehicle modifications they need, they could potentially receive VA funding to cover ramps, kneeling systems, lowered floors, mobility device lifts, and other accessibility changes.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Feb 14, 2025)
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 ramp and kneeling systems, lowered floors, mobility device lifts, non-articulating trailers, and ingress or egress accessibility modifications.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1364
AN ACT
Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI-7) · Introduced Feb 14, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 20, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.”