# 117-hr-5819: Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act

117-hr-5819, Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5819
- Congress: 117
- Title: Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2021-11-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 90
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act This bill increases the maximum amount authorized under the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) grant program to $10,000 for veterans with a service-connected disability and $5,000 for those with disabilities that are not service-connected. The HISA grant program provides medically necessary improvements and structural alterations to veterans' (or service members') primary residence for specified purposes (e.g., allowing for entrance to their home). The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amount of the grant in accordance with inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index.

## Cosponsors (90)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5819 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5819)

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