Bill > HR1364

This bill, known as the Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation (ASSIST) Act of 2025, aims to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) definition of "medical services" to more comprehensively include medically necessary automobile adaptations for veterans with mobility challenges. Specifically, the bill explicitly lists eight types of automobile modifications that would now be considered medical services, including ramp and kneeling systems, raised or lowered vehicle modifications, air conditioning, mobility lifts, accessibility modifications, wheelchair tiedowns, and adapted seating. These adaptations are designed to help veterans with disabilities more easily and safely operate or travel in vehicles. Additionally, the bill extends certain pension payment limits to September 30, 2032, which provides a technical administrative update to existing veterans' benefits regulations. By clarifying and expanding the definition of medical services, the bill seeks to improve transportation options and accessibility for veterans with physical disabilities.

Business and Industry, Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1364/all-info