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119-hr-1288119th CongressWALLET

DRIVE Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

In Committee

Summary

This bill would tie VA beneficiary travel mileage reimbursement to the federal General Services Administration (GSA) mileage rate and require faster payments for mileage claims when the VA makes payments in a year.

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  • Veterans and families: Veterans who travel for VA health care would receive at least the GSA mileage rate instead of the prior fixed 41.5 cents per mile. This makes reimbursements track the standard federal POV rate.
  • Payments and claims: If the VA makes mileage payments in a fiscal year, mileage allowances must be issued within 90 days of a properly submitted request.
  • VA operations: The bill removes the fixed 41.5 cents cap and a limiting cross-reference and requires the VA to set its beneficiary travel mileage in line with the GSA-prescribed rate for privately owned vehicles.

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Changes to VA travel pay and timing

If enacted, the bill would remove the fixed 41.5 cents per mile VA beneficiary travel rate and replace it with a rate set under subsection (g). The VA rate would have to be equal to or greater than the General Services Administration (GSA) privately owned vehicle rate under 5 U.S.C. 5707(b). If enacted, the Secretary would also have to pay a properly submitted mileage request within 90 days in any fiscal year when the VA makes such payments. This means your per-mile payment could rise or fall with future GSA rates, but you would get mileage checks faster when payments are made.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/18/2025

  • Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2025

  • Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2025

  • Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/9/2025

  • Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/5/2025

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 6/5/2025

  • Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 7/25/2025

  • Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 8/22/2025

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 8/29/2025

  • Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 9/26/2025

  • Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/31/2025

  • Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 11/7/2025

  • Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/17/2025

  • Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2026

  • Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2026

  • Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2026

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2026

  • Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/19/2026

  • Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 5/21/2026

  • Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 5/26/2026

  • Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 6/2/2026

  • Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 6/3/2026

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 6/15/2026

  • Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/18/2026

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2026

  • Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 7/23/2026

  • Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 7/30/2026

  • Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/2/2026

  • Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 9/8/2026

  • Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 9/10/2026

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