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Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act
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.
Summary
This bill increases the dollar amounts that the Department of Veterans Affairs provides to disabled veterans for home improvements and structural alterations as part of home health services. The maximum benefit increases from $6,800 to $10,000 for one category of improvements and from $2,000 to $5,000 for another category. The increased amounts apply only to veterans who first apply for these benefits on or after the bill's enactment date, with no retroactive benefits for veterans who previously exhausted their eligibility. The bill also establishes an annual inflation adjustment requirement, directing the VA to increase these dollar amounts each year based on the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers, or maintain the current amount if the index declines. These changes are intended to better reflect the actual costs of home modifications needed by disabled veterans.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
17 cosponsors
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
Actions (3)
- Apr 4, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
- Mar 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Mar 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act”.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO DISABLED VETERANS FOR 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”.
(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. ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.
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.”. <all>
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