# 119-hr-3183: SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025

119-hr-3183, SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3183
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**Office of Falls Prevention** would create a VA-wide program to cut veteran falls by setting standards, coordinating care and research, and funding education and home-adaptation efforts. It centers a Chief Officer in the Veterans Health Administration to lead prevention across VA services and community programs. - Veterans and families would get more screening and support. Licensed physical or occupational therapists would assess and provide fall-prevention services for veterans who have fallen or are at risk within the prior year. The Office would run public education campaigns and award local grants. - VA providers and facilities would follow new standards and training rules. The VA must issue safe patient handling directives within 180 days and require biennial training and access to transfer and mobility technology in emergency and high-need settings. - Research, home adaptations, and pilots would be expanded and coordinated with the National Institute on Aging. An 8-member expert panel would guide studies on home modifications, medication risks, and safe handling, and the Secretary would report within one year on any pilot plans.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New VA Office for Falls Prevention: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create an Office of Falls Prevention at VA Central Office to set national falls-prevention standards and run education campaigns. The office would coordinate research with VA research staff and the National Institute on Aging and could award grants for local outreach. The…
- More PT/OT Falls Checks in VA Care: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require yearly falls-risk assessments and fall-prevention services by a licensed physical or occupational therapist for veterans in VA extended care. For VA nursing home stays, the VA would require a PT or OT assessment and fall-prevention services when a physician finds…
- New Safe Handling Rules for VA Staff: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would have 180 days to issue updated VA rules on safe patient handling and mobility. The rules would require provider training at least every two years and require facilities that assist with transfers to have appropriate lifting and mobility equipment. Emergency settings…
- VA Joins Healthy Aging Committee: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would add the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly Communities. It would also add the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs committees to that committee's consultative list. This is an administrative change to im…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6130: ASAP Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3183 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3183)

## Related
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-6130: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6130)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [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-3183 (as of 2026-10-07).