H.R. 1733 119th Congress House

Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act

Official title: To expand and modify the grant program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 17, 2025 Introduced by: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Rural conditions and developmentTransportation costsVeterans' medical careVeterans' organizations and recognition

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Mar 27, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 27, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act

This bill expands and makes permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grant program that provides transportation options to veterans for medical purposes.

First, the bill expands the program to cover transportation for veterans in rural areas, in addition to veterans in highly rural areas (who are already eligible under the program).

The bill also authorizes the VA to award such grants to county veterans service organizations and tribal organizations to assist veterans with transportation for medical care.

Further, the bill increases the maximum grant amount to $60,000. However, if a grant recipient is required to purchase a vehicle to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, such grant amount may be increased to not more than $80,000.

Finally, the bill defines rural and highly rural in the same manner as the terms are given under the Rural-Urban Commuting Areas (RUCA) coding system of the Department of Agriculture. RUCA uses population density and commuting patterns to assign designations.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 22

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
22 filings
SENATE
22 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
15 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
15 filings
Veterans Employment & Training Service
15 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
13 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
8 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
8 filings

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Cosponsors 20

Gallagher, James

California · Aug 27, 2026

Lawler, Michael

New York · Jun 2, 2026

Bresnahan, Robert P.

Pennsylvania · Dec 18, 2025

Whitesides, George

California · Dec 1, 2025

Horsford, Steven

Nevada · Nov 18, 2025

Barr, Andy

Kentucky · Aug 26, 2025

Schrier, Kim

Washington · Jul 25, 2025

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Jun 17, 2025

Strickland, Marilyn

Washington · Jun 6, 2025

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · May 13, 2025

Nunn, Zachary

Iowa · Apr 21, 2025

Harder, Josh

California · Apr 7, 2025

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Mar 4, 2025

Ciscomani, Juan

Arizona · Feb 27, 2025

Davis, Donald G.

North Carolina · Feb 27, 2025

Golden, Jared F.

Maine · Feb 27, 2025

Johnson, Dusty

South Dakota · Feb 27, 2025

Joyce, David P.

Ohio · Feb 27, 2025

Pettersen, Brittany

Colorado · Feb 27, 2025

Vasquez, Gabe

New Mexico · Feb 27, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1733: Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1733/

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