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Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act

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Introduced:
Mar 21, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security

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12
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
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Subjects
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Apr 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Mar 21, 2025 00
<p><strong>Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act</strong></p><p>This bill increases the maximum amount authorized under the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) grant program to $10,000 for veterans with a service-connected disability and $5,000 for those with disabilities that are not service-connected. The HISA grant program provides medically necessary improvements and structural alterations to a veteran's (or service member's) primary residence for specified purposes (e.g., allowing for entrance to their home).</p><p>The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the maximum dollar amount of the grant in accordance with inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index.</p>

Actions (4)

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H11000
Apr 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Mar 21, 2025

Subjects (1)

Armed Forces and National Security (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (10 of 12)

Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7]
(R-FL)
Oct 24, 2025
Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
(D-NY)
Oct 10, 2025
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
(D-NV)
Jul 29, 2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
(D-CO)
Jun 20, 2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
(D-VA)
Jun 20, 2025
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
(D-IL)
Jun 17, 2025
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
(D-FL)
Jun 17, 2025
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
(R-NJ)
Jun 12, 2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
(D-NJ)
Jun 4, 2025
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
(D-NM)
May 9, 2025
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Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Mar 21, 2025
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Length: 2,806 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Mar 21, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 21, 2025 2:31 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2245 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2245

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount paid by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans for improvements and
structural alterations furnished as part of home health services.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 21, 2025

Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount paid by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans for improvements and
structural alterations furnished as part of home health services.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Autonomy for Disabled Veterans
Act''.
SEC. 2.
IMPROVEMENTS AND STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS FURNISHED AS PART
OF HOME HEALTH SERVICES.

(a) Increase.--
Section 1717 of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) -- (1) in subparagraph (A) (ii) , by striking ``$6,800'' and inserting ``$10,000''; and (2) in subparagraph (B) (ii) , by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``$5,000''.
amended, in paragraph

(2) of subsection

(a) --

(1) in subparagraph
(A)
(ii) , by striking ``$6,800'' and
inserting ``$10,000''; and

(2) in subparagraph
(B)
(ii) , by striking ``$2,000'' and
inserting ``$5,000''.

(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection

(a) shall
apply to a veteran who first applies for benefits under such paragraph
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Clarification.--A veteran who exhausted the eligibility of such
veteran for benefits under such paragraph before the date of the
enactment of this Act is not entitled to additional benefits under such
section by reason of the amendments made by subsection

(a) .
SEC. 3.

Such subsection is further amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``

(4) On an annual basis, the Secretary shall increase the dollar
amount in effect under subsection

(a)

(2) by a percentage equal to the
percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers
(United States city average) increased during the 12-month period
ending with the last month for which Consumer Price Index data is
available. In the event that such Consumer Price Index does not
increase during such period, the Secretary shall maintain the dollar
amount in effect under subsection

(a)

(2) during the previous fiscal
year.''.
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