# 119-hr-5957: Connecting Veterans to Care Act of 2025

119-hr-5957, Connecting Veterans to Care Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5957
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5957
- Congress: 119
- Title: Connecting Veterans to Care Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Connects federal urban transit operating grants to service at VA medical facilities.** This bill would expand who can receive operating assistance under 49 U.S.C. 5307 and require yearly proof that funds support transit to Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. - Veterans: Veterans could have better public transit access to VA medical care when local services that stop at VA facilities become eligible for federal operating aid. - Transit agencies: Transit agencies in urbanized areas with fewer than 200,000 people or that serve a VA medical facility would be eligible for 5307 operating assistance. Recipients must certify within 30 days of first receiving funds and every year after that that the money will support service to a VA medical facility. - Federal oversight: The Secretary of Transportation would review those certifications and may suspend 5307 operating funds for any recipient that fails to provide the certified VA service during a fiscal year.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More transit aid and rules for veterans' hospital routes: mixed, low. If enacted, more transit systems could use federal grants for daily operating costs. Systems in urban areas under 200,000 people, as counted by the Census, would qualify. Routes that serve a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center would also qualify. Providers using money for those VA-serving…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5957 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5957)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2619)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5957 (as of 2026-04-21).