Disabled Veterans Dignity Act of 2026
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Apr 29, 2026
What it does
The Disabled Veterans Dignity Act of 2026 would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program providing bowel and bladder care for veterans with spinal cord injuries or disorders who are dependent on others for such care while living in non-institutional settings. The program would allow care to be delivered by qualified family members, individually employed caregivers, or home health agencies, with individualized assessments determining needed hours of care and stipends or payments provided to caregivers, subject to limits based on federal nursing assistant pay rates or VA home health payment regulations. Family and individually employed caregivers would not be…
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