# 119-hr-3309: Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act

119-hr-3309, Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3309
- Congress: 119
- Title: Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Raises VA payment caps for home improvements and structural alterations for disabled veterans.** It lifts two payment limits to $10,000 and adds an automatic annual update tied to the residential home cost of construction index to keep benefits aligned with construction costs. - Disabled veterans and families: Two VA payment caps increase to $10,000 from $6,800 and $2,000, boosting the maximum help available for home health-related improvements. - Future applicants: On the first day of each fiscal year the dollar amounts will be adjusted by the percentage change in the residential home cost of construction index so benefits track construction costs. - Eligibility timing: The higher caps and annual adjustments apply only to veterans who first apply on or after enactment; veterans whose eligibility was exhausted before enactment are not entitled to additional benefits under the new amounts.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger VA help for disabled veterans' homes: benefit, high. If enacted, VA payments for home improvements and structural changes would rise to $10,000 per category, up from $6,800 and $2,000. This would apply only if a veteran first applies on or after the date the bill becomes law. Veterans who already used up these benefits before that date would not get…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3309 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3309)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3309 (as of 2026-07-25).