S. 1726 Senate Armed Forces and National Security
ASSIST Act of 2025
STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on veterans' affairs. ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably on Mar 18, 2026.
- Senate Introduced in Senate May 13, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. May 13, 2025
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Mar 18, 2026
Cosponsors
8
Subjects
Disability and health-based discriminationMotor vehiclesVeterans' medical care
Committees
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- [Markup By, Mar 18, 2026]
- [Referred To, May 13, 2025]
- [Referred To, May 13, 2025]
Summary
Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025 or the ASSIST Act of 2025This 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.
[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]
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