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HR 1733 · in committee · major

Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act

What this bill does

  • The bill expands a VA program that helps veterans pay for transportation to medical appointments.
  • The program now covers veterans in rural areas and can be administered by county veterans organizations and tribal groups.
  • Grant amounts increase to $60,000 (or up to $80,000 if a vehicle must be wheelchair accessible).

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would expanding transportation grants to rural veterans and tribal organizations change access to VA medical care in areas with limited public transit?

  2. 02

    What evidence suggests that county veterans organizations and tribal groups can effectively administer these transportation grants compared to current VA administration?

  3. 03

    What are the trade-offs between increasing grant amounts to $80,000 for wheelchair-accessible vehicles versus using those funds to serve more veterans with standard transportation support?

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Sponsor · D-WA-3

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

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Introduced 2025-03-27

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-27 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. 2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  3. 2025-02-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-02-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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