# 116-hr-5447: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain veterans with nonarticulating trailers in furnishing adaptive equipment to veterans.

116-hr-5447, To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain veterans with nonarticulating trailers in furnishing adaptive equipment to veterans., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI); status Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5447
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain veterans with nonarticulating trailers in furnishing adaptive equipment to veterans.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2019-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide non-articulating trailers (adaptive equipment) to veterans with specified disabilities or diseases incurred or aggravated due to their military service.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2019-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2019-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-5447 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5447)

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- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
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