S. 784 · 119th Congress
Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act
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This bill expands and makes permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grant program that provides transportation options to veterans for medical purposes.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 27, 2025
Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act
This bill expands and makes permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grant program that provides transportation options to veterans for medical purposes.
First, the bill expands the program to cover transportation for veterans in rural areas, in addition to veterans in highly rural areas (who are already eligible under the program).
The bill also authorizes the VA to award such grants to county veterans service organizations and tribal organizations to assist veterans with transportation for medical care.
Further, the bill increases the maximum grant amount to $60,000. However, if a grant recipient is required to purchase a vehicle to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, such grant amount may be increased to not more than $80,000.
Finally, the bill defines rural and highly rural in the same manner as the terms are given under the Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCA) coding system of the Department of Agriculture. RUCA uses population density and commuting patterns to assign designations.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act
Latest action (May 21, 2025): Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 27, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
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