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S 1726 119th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Disability and health-based discrimination Motor vehicles Veterans' medical care

ASSIST Act of 2025

Introduced: May 13, 2025 Introduced by: Tuberville, Tommy Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Mar 18, 2026
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
 Votes taken on this bill 2
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Oct 20, 2011 Senate · vote #178 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 1726 Rejected 57–43 See who voted →
Oct 6, 1989 Senate · vote #240 On Passage of the Bill S. 1726 Passed 99–0 See who voted →
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025 or the ASSIST Act of 2025

This bill expands the definition of medical services for purposes of veterans’ benefits to include additional medically necessary automobile adaptations. Under the bill, the Department of Veterans Affairs may provide funding for the following medically necessary automobile adaptations for driver or passenger use: ramp and kneeling systems, lowered floors, occupied and unoccupied mobility lifts, ingress or egress accessibility modifications, and adapted seating. 

The bill also extends the limitation on pension amounts for certain hospitalized or institutionalized veterans through September 30, 2032.

What's happening now March 18, 2026

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1364 Identical bill Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 11

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

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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Apr 22, 2026
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 4, 2026
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 25, 2026
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 2, 2026
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 16, 2025
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Sep 10, 2025
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 3, 2025
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 28, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1726: ASSIST Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1726/
MLA
"S. 1726: ASSIST Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1726/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1726, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1726/.
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[S. 1726: ASSIST Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1726/)
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