# 119-hr-1288: DRIVE Act of 2025

119-hr-1288, DRIVE Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1288
- Congress: 119
- Title: DRIVE Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 54
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (54)

- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Changes to VA travel pay and timing: mixed, medium. 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 ena…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1288 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1288)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1288 (as of 2026-09-21).