Congress·In Committee·S. 1644
Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act
Congress Would Raise VA Home Modification Caps for Disabled Veterans and Add Annual Inflation Updates
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Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Senate
Key Points
- Raises how much the Veterans Affairs Department can pay for certain home changes tied to home health care, like ramps or bathroom updates.
- Sets a higher cap for new applicants after the law takes effect ($10,000) and a lower amount ($6,800) for some people who applied earlier but are later found service-connected.
- Automatically increases these dollar caps each year if home construction costs go up, so the benefit can keep pace over time.
- Limits veterans to no more than three separate home improvement or structural alteration projects under this program.
- Says veterans who already used up their eligibility before this law would not get extra benefits just because the caps changed.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
How this policy affects specific groups of people
Negative Impacts(1)
Positive Impacts(8)
Milestones
2 milestones2 actions
May 7, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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May 7, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act
Bill NumberS 1644
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Data Sources
Sponsor
Cosponsors
(3)D: 2R: 1
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