Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act
Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Jul 30, 2025
What it does
The bill would extend and modify the Department of Veterans Affairs transportation grant program to improve healthcare access for rural veterans by expanding eligibility to include tribal and Native Hawaiian organizations, increasing the maximum grant amount from $3,000,000 annually to "such sums as may be necessary" for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, and allowing up to a 50% increase in grants for counties with more than five off-road-system communities. It also updates definitions and administrative language to clarify recipient eligibility and streamline reporting requirements. The changes aim to better serve underserved rural and Indigenous veteran populations by enhancing…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.