# 119-hr-2245: Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act

119-hr-2245, Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2245
- Congress: 119
- Title: Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**Increases VA payments for home adaptations and ties them to annual inflation.** The bill would raise two dollar caps for structural alterations provided as part of home health services and require yearly adjustments using the CPI-U so amounts keep pace with inflation. - Veterans needing home adaptations: Veterans who first apply after enactment would see higher limits for VA-funded home improvements. One cap rises from $6,800 to $10,000 and the other rises from $2,000 to $5,000. - Veterans with prior exhausted benefits: Veterans who exhausted eligibility under the same paragraph before enactment would not become eligible for additional payments solely because of these changes. - Department of Veterans Affairs operations: The Secretary would increase the dollar amounts each year by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). If CPI-U does not increase over the 12-month period used, the amounts would remain unchanged for that fiscal year.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More VA help for veterans' home changes: benefit, high. This bill would raise VA payments for medically needed home changes as part of VA home health services. The higher cap would be $10,000, up from $6,800. The other cap would be $5,000, up from $2,000. Each amount would adjust yearly with inflation (CPI-U). If prices do not rise, amounts would stay t…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2245 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2245)

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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2245 (as of 2026-07-24).