Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025
The ASSIST Act of 2025 amends the VA’s definition of medical services to explicitly include medically necessary automobile adaptations for veterans. It directly affects veterans with mobility needs who require modifications like ramps, wheelchair lifts, raised doors, or accessibility features to safely operate vehicles. The bill adds these specific adaptations - such as ingress/egress modifications and non-articulating trailers - to the list of VA-covered medical services under Title 38. This change ensures veterans can access these transportation aids without additional administrative hurdles, streamlining coverage for essential mobility support.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 14, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 20, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2132)
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2132)
lower
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-96.
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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