S 1726 · ASSIST Act of 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Introduced
- May 13, 2025
- Latest action
- Mar 18, 2026
- Sponsor
- Sen. Tommy Tuberville [R-AL]
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cosponsors
- 8
Summary
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.
Recent actions
- Mar 18, 2026 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 13, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 13, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.