# 119-hr-1147: Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

119-hr-1147, Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1147
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**accessibility for veterans with disabilities** is the bill's core aim. This bill would create a VA advisory body to review and recommend improvements to access across VA information, services, facilities, and acquisitions. - 15 voting members and structure. The committee would have 15 voting members: four veterans with disabilities covering mobility, hearing, visual, and mental or cognitive needs; four accessibility experts; two VA employees from the Section 508 Office and the Architectural Accessibility Program; and five representatives nominated by veterans service organizations. Four ex officio nonvoting members would also participate. - Advice, reporting, and oversight. The committee would advise the Secretary on accessibility and legal compliance, meet at least twice a year, and produce a biannual report starting two years after its first meeting. The Secretary must deliver the report and any comments to Congress within 90 days and publish them on the VA website. - Gives veterans and advocates a formal channel. Veterans with disabilities and recognized veterans service organizations gain a regular mechanism to identify barriers and push for recommended fixes. - Administrative and timing changes. Before standing up the committee the Secretary must act within 180 days to abolish or consolidate inactive advisory committees, the new committee would have two-year member terms and a seven-year termination date. The bill also moves a pension extension deadline for veterans admitted to nursing facilities from November 30, 2031 to January 31, 2032.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA pension cutoff extended two months: benefit, low. This bill would change a date in a VA pension rule for veterans in nursing facilities. The cutoff would move from November 30, 2031 to January 31, 2032. If enacted, this could keep payments under that rule going two months longer. It would take effect at enactment.
- New VA panel on disability access: benefit, low. This bill would create a 15-member Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access at VA. Four senior officials would serve as nonvoting members. The committee would advise on making VA information, services, and facilities accessible, including community care sites and purchased technology. It would r…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1147 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1147)

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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1383: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1383)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1147 (as of 2026-07-15).