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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
S827119th CongressWALLET
Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act
Sponsored By: Senator Kevin Cramer
In Committee
Summary
Expands VA transportation grants to Tribal and Native Hawaiian organizations. This bill adds those organizations as eligible recipients, keeps a $50,000 grant cap with a geography-based boost, and shifts funding for 2025–2029 to amounts set by appropriation.
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- Veterans in rural and off-road communities: Supports transportation projects that help veterans reach care in remote areas. Grants remain capped at $50,000 and counties with more than five off-road communities may receive up to 50% more.
- Tribal and Native Hawaiian organizations: Authorizes Tribal organizations and Native Hawaiian organizations to apply for and receive grants and supplies statutory definitions for those terms.
- Grant recipients and administrators: Changes the awarding language to alter who may be designated as the grant recipient, affecting how State veterans service agencies and veterans service organizations are named.
- Federal funding approach: Replaces the prior $3 million per year framing for 2010–2022 with "such sums as may be necessary" for fiscal years 2025–2029, making annual funding flexible and subject to appropriation.
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Changes to VA rural transport grants
This bill would change who can get VA transportation grants and how much each grant can be. Tribal organizations and Native Hawaiian organizations would be added as eligible applicants and those terms would be defined by reference to federal law. Most grants would be limited to $50,000 each. A county with more than five communities off the road system could get up to 50 percent more (up to $75,000). The bill would also replace a prior $3,000,000 yearly authorization with "such sums as may be necessary" for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, so actual funding would depend on future appropriations. The bill would broaden the statutory wording about who may be named the grant "recipient," potentially letting more groups administer awards.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kevin Cramer
ND • R
Cosponsors
Angus King
ME • I
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Dan Sullivan
AK • R
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Mike Rounds
SD • R
Sponsored 4/3/2025
James Justice
WV • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
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