ASSIST Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-1726
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
Introduced: 2025-05-13
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025 or the ASSIST Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill expands the definition of <em>medical services</em> for purposes of veterans’ benefits to include additional medically necessary automobile&nbsp;adaptations. Under the bill, the Department of Veterans Affairs may provide funding for the following medically necessary automobile adaptations for driver or passenger use:&nbsp;ramp and kneeling systems, lowered floors, occupied and unoccupied mobility lifts, ingress or egress accessibility modifications, and adapted seating.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also extends the limitation on pension amounts for certain hospitalized or institutionalized veterans through September 30, 2032.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1726 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2025 Mr. Tuberville introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025 or the ASSIST Act of 2025 . 2. Clarification regarding inclusion of medically necessary automobile adaptations in Department of Veterans Affairs definition of medical services Section 1701(6)(I) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (I) The provision of any medically necessary automobile adaptations for driver or passenger use, including— (i) ramp and kneeling systems; (ii) raised doors or lowered floors; (iii) raised roofs; (iv) air conditioning; (v) occupied and unoccupied mobility lifts; (vi) ingress or egress accessibility modifications; (vii) wheelchair tiedowns; and (viii) adapted seating. . 3. Extension of certain limits on payments of pension Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking November 30, 2031 and inserting September 30, 2032 .