S. 1726 119th Congress Senate

ASSIST Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the Department of Veterans Affairs definition of "medical services" includes medically necessary … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the Department of Veterans Affairs definition of "medical services" includes medically necessary automobile adaptations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 13, 2025 Introduced by: Tommy Tuberville Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Disability and health-based discriminationMotor vehiclesVeterans' medical care

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

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

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–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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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded th…
Meeting Mar 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT · Veterans' Affairs Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 16

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

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
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DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
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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)
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
16 filings
SENATE
16 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
13 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
13 filings
Veterans Employment & Training Service
13 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
7 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
7 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 8

Slotkin, Elissa

Michigan · Apr 22, 2026

Rounds, Mike

South Dakota · Mar 4, 2026

King, Angus S., Jr.

Maine · Feb 25, 2026

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Feb 2, 2026

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Sep 16, 2025

Banks, Jim

Indiana · Sep 10, 2025

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Sep 3, 2025

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/)