S. 1726 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, May 13, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands VA funding for vehicle adaptations
This bill expands what the Department of Veterans Affairs can pay for when it comes to helping veterans with disabilities. It adds certain automobile adaptations to the list of medical services the VA can fund, including things like ramps, lifts, lowered floors, and modified seating that help veterans get in and out of vehicles or stay comfortable while driving or riding as a passenger. The bill also extends an existing rule about pension limits for veterans who are hospitalized or living in care facilities.
How it affects you
If you're a veteran with a disability that makes it hard to use a regular vehicle, this could mean the VA might help pay for changes to your car to make it more accessible. The changes apply to both drivers and passengers. If you're a hospitalized or institutionalized veteran receiving pension benefits, this bill keeps the current limits on those payments in place through 2032.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, May 13, 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 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.
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 SessionS. 1726
A BILL
ASSIST Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · Introduced May 13, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 18, 2026: “Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.”