S. 1726 · 119th Congress · Senate

ASSIST Act of 2025

Active· Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Introduced
May 13, 25
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 18, 2026Senate

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  2. MAR 18, 2026Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  3. MAY 13, 2025IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  4. MAY 13, 2025IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Mar 18, 2026

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: May 13, 2025

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